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bell-flower|ˈbɛlflaʊə(r)| [f. bell n.1 + flower.] The common name of the various species of flowering plants of the genus Campanula, distinguished by their handsome bell-shaped blossoms.
1578Lyte Dodoens 172 In English they be called Bel-floures, and of some Canterbury Belles. 1741Compl. Fam.-Piece ii. iii. 374 Nettle-leav'd Bell-flowers. 1855Browning Toccata Wks. VI. 55 On her neck the small face buoyant, like a bell-flower on its bed. 1882J. Hardy in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club IX. 430 The giant bell-flower (Campanula latifolia) grows near the footpath. |