bell-flowern.
/ˈbɛlflaʊə/ The common name of the various species of flowering plants of the genus Campanula, distinguished by their handsome bell-shaped blossoms.
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1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 172 In English they be called Bel-floures, and of some Canterbury Belles.
1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. iii. 300 Peach leav'd and Nettle leav'd Bell-flowers.
1855 R. Browning Toccata of Galuppi's in Wks. VI. 55 On her neck the small face buoyant, like a bell-flower on its bed.
1882 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 9 430 The giant bell-flower (Campanula latifolia) grows near the footpath.
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