bellflower

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noun

Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.

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Meanings

bellflower1

nounbellflower (plural bellflowers)

plural bellflowers

  1. Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like.
    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.
  2. A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.

Bellflower2

proper noun
  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers

Similar
campanula
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
bellwortcampanula

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bell + flower.

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Translations

Bulgarian камбанка
  • камбанка (kambanka)plant of genus Campanula
Catalan campànula
  • campànulaplant of genus Campanula
Danish klokkeblomst, klokkeblomst
  • klokkeblomstplant of genus Campanula
  • klokkeblomstbell-shaped flower
Dutch klokje
  • klokjeplant of genus Campanula
Finnish kello, kellokasvi
  • kelloplant of genus Campanula
  • kellokasviplant of genera Campanulastrum, Codonopsis or Platycodon
  • kielokkiplant of genus Uvularia
  • kellokukkabell-shaped flower
  • kellobell-shaped flower
French campanule
  • campanuleplant of genus Campanula
German Glockenblume
  • Glockenblumeplant of genus Campanula
Greek καμπανούλα
  • καμπανούλα (kampanoúla)plant of genus Campanula
Hungarian harangvirág
  • harangvirágplant of genus Campanula
Italian campanula
  • campanulaplant of genus Campanula
Latin campānula
  • campānulaplant of genus Campanula
Lithuanian katilėlis
  • katilėlisplant of genus Campanula
Polish dzwonek, dzwonkowiec
  • dzwonekplant of genus Campanula
  • dzwonkowiecplant of genera Campanulastrum, Codonopsis or Platycodon
  • kodonopsisplant of genera Campanulastrum, Codonopsis or Platycodon
  • dzwonistępplant of genera Campanulastrum, Codonopsis or Platycodon
  • jagodowiecplant of genus Uvularia
  • sopleniecplant of genus Uvularia
  • dzwonekbell-shaped flower
Portuguese campânula
  • campânulaplant of genus Campanula
Romanian clopoțel, campanulă
  • clopoțelplant of genus Campanula
  • campanulăplant of genus Campanula
Russian колоко́льчик
  • колоко́льчик (kolokólʹčik)plant of genus Campanula
Spanish campanilla, campánula
  • campanillaplant of genus Campanula
  • campánulaplant of genus Campanula
Turkish çan çiçeği, göl soğanı
  • çan çiçeğiplant of genus Campanula
  • göl soğanıplant of genus Campanula
  • meryemanaeldiveniplant of genus Campanula
  • boru çiçeğiplant of genus Campanula
  • çıngırak otuplant of genus Campanula
Ukrainian дзво́ник
  • дзво́ник (dzvónyk)plant of genus Campanula
Welsh clychlys, clychlys
  • clychlysplant of genus Campanula
  • clychlysplant of genera Campanulastrum, Codonopsis or Platycodon
  • clychlysbell-shaped flower
Cite this entry
APA

bellflower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellflower

MLA

“bellflower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellflower. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bellflower,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellflower.

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