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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