Campanula Definition

kăm-pănyə-lə
campanulas
noun
campanulas
Any of a genus (Campanula) of plants of the bellflower family, as the Canterbury bell, harebell, etc.
Webster's New World
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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Campanuloideae — the harebells and related plants.

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Origin of Campanula

  • New Latin Campanula genus name diminutive of Late Latin campāna bell campanile

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Campanula Sentence Examples

  • Other prominent species are Campanula, Pyrethrum, aconite, Cephaelis, speedwell, Alchemilla sericea, Centaurea macrocephala, Primula grandis and a species of primrose.

  • In the bell-flower (Campanula) there is a racemose uniparous cyme.

  • A corolla which is continuous with the axis and not articulated to it, as in campanula and heaths, may be persistent, and remain in a withered or marcescent state while the fruit is ripening.

  • In some instances, as in Tamarix gallica, Peganum Harmala, and Campanula, the base of the filament is much dilated, and ends suddenly in a narrow thread-like portion.

  • It sometimes bears hairs, which aid in the application of the pollen to the stigma, and are called collecting hairs, as in Campanula, and also in Aster and other Compositae.

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