CAMPANULACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

campanulaceous (comparative more campanulaceous, superlative most campanulaceous)

(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell.

Source: Wiktionary


Cam*pan`u*la"ceous, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants (Camponulaceæ) of which Campanula is the type, and which includes the Canterbury bell, the harebell, and the Venus's looking-glass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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