bellflower

noun — 4 senses

bellflower

noun

Etymology From bell + flower.

› Any of many plants that produce flowers that…

1

Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.

2

Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.

3

Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.

4

A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.

Derived terms
alpine bellflower, American bellflower, birch-leaved bellflower, bonnet bellflower, bristly bellflower, Chilean bellflower, Chinese bellflower, Dalmatian bellflower, Japanese bellflower, Korean bellflower, peachleaf bellflower, rover bellflower

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