Definition of "bellflower" []

• Any of various herbs of the genus Campanula, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and often having showy, bell-shaped, violet or blue flowers. (noun)
• Any of several other plants, especially one with bell-shaped flowers. (noun)

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• "Family matters: Cardinal flower belongs to the plant family Campanulaceae, a group of species commonly referred to as the bellflower family."
• "Count the birds, notice the small blossoms just budding along the streambanks: gentian, violet crocus, bellflower."
• "Is this what it takes to win the healthcare battle? esther, bellflower, california"