English Explanatory Dictionary

bellflower

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like.
  2. Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
  3. Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
  4. Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.
  5. A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
name
  1. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
  2. A village in Illinois, United States.
  3. A city and town in Missouri, United States.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bellflower.wav

Word forms

bellflower bellflowers

Etymology

From bell + flower.

Derived words

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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