campanula

cam·pan·u·la  (km-pny-l)

n.

Any of various plants of the genus Campanula, which includes the harebell, bellflower, and Canterbury bells.

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[New Latin Campanula, genus name, diminutive of Late Latin campna, bell; see campanile.]

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campanula [kæmˈpænjʊlə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any N temperate plant of the campanulaceous genus Campanula, typically having blue or white bell-shaped flowers Also called bellflower See also Canterbury bell, harebell

[from New Latin: a little bell, from Late Latin campāna bell; see campanile]

Thesaurus

Noun

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campanula - any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers bellflower genus Campanula - large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers Campanula rotundifolia, harebell, bluebell - perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers Campanula rapunculoides, creeping bellflower - erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers Campanula medium, cup and saucer, Canterbury bell - European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers Campanula divaricata, southern harebell - bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers Campanula americana, tall bellflower - annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers Campanula aparinoides, marsh bellflower - bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers Campanula glomerata, clustered bellflower - bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers Campanula persicifolia, peach bell, peach bells, willow bell - perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers Campanula pyramidalis, chimney bellflower, chimney plant - bellflower of southeastern Europe Campanula rapunculus, rampion, rampion bellflower - bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad Campanula trachelium, nettle-leaved bellflower, throatwort - European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat Campanula carpatica, spreading bellflower, tussock bellflower - European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests