Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bellflower"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bellflower \Bell"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its
bell-shaped flowers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bellflower \Bell"flow`er\, n. [F. bellefleur, lit., beautiful
flower.]
A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow
winter apple. [Written also {bellefleur}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Campanula \Cam*pan"u*la\, n. [LL. campanula a little bell; dim.
of campana bell.] (Bot.)
A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of
great beauty; -- also called {bellflower}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bellflower
n : any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or
white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {campanula}]
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