Bellflower

Bell·flow·er  (blflour)

A city of southern California, a suburb in the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area. Population: 74,400.

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bell·flow·er  (blflour)

n.

1. Any of various herbs of the genus Campanula, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and often having showy, bell-shaped, violet or blue flowers.

2. Any of several other plants, especially one with bell-shaped flowers.

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bellflower [ˈbɛlˌflaʊə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for campanula

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bellflower - any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers campanula genus Campanula - large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers Campanula rotundifolia, harebell, bluebell - perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers Campanula rapunculoides, creeping bellflower - erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers Campanula medium, cup and saucer, Canterbury bell - European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers Campanula divaricata, southern harebell - bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers Campanula americana, tall bellflower - annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers Campanula aparinoides, marsh bellflower - bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers Campanula glomerata, clustered bellflower - bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers Campanula persicifolia, peach bell, peach bells, willow bell - perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers Campanula pyramidalis, chimney bellflower, chimney plant - bellflower of southeastern Europe Campanula rapunculus, rampion, rampion bellflower - bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad Campanula trachelium, nettle-leaved bellflower, throatwort - European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat Campanula carpatica, spreading bellflower, tussock bellflower - European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests