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CAMPANULA
campanula, bellflower
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
campanula (plural campanulas)
(botany) Any plant of the genus Campanula.
Source: Wiktionary
Cam*pan"u*la, n. Etym: [LL. campanula a little bell; dim. of campana bell.] (Bot.)
Definition: A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of great beauty; -- also called bellflower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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