bellflower : Idioms & Phrases

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bellflower family

  • noun family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
    Campanulaceae; family Campanulaceae.
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chimney bellflower

  • noun bellflower of southeastern Europe
    Campanula pyramidalis; chimney plant.
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clustered bellflower

  • noun bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers
    Campanula glomerata.
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creeping bellflower

  • noun erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers
    Campanula rapunculoides.
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marsh bellflower

  • noun bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers
    Campanula aparinoides.
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nettle-leaved bellflower

  • noun European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat
    throatwort; Campanula trachelium.
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rampion bellflower

  • noun bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad
    rampion; Campanula rapunculus.
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spreading bellflower

  • noun European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers
    Campanula carpatica; spreading bellflower.
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tall bellflower

  • noun annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers
    Campanula americana.
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tussock bellflower

  • noun European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers
    Campanula carpatica; spreading bellflower.
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