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bellflower

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bell⋅flow⋅er

[bel-flou-er]
–noun
1. any of numerous plants of the genus Campanula, having usually bell-shaped flowers and including many species cultivated as ornamentals. Compare bellflower family.
2. any of various other plants having bell-shaped flowers.

Origin:
1570–80; bell 1 + flower

Bell⋅flow⋅er

[bel-flou-er]
–noun
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles. 53,441.
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bell·flow·er   (běl'flou'ər)   
n.  
  1. Any of various herbs of the genus Campanula, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and often having showy, bell-shaped, violet or blue flowers.

  2. Any of several other plants, especially one with bell-shaped flowers.

Bell·flow·er   (běl'flou'ər)   
A city of southern California, a suburb in the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area. Population: 74,400.
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