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noun
Any plant of the genus Campanula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bellflower
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: harebell, bluebell, Campanula rotundifolia, creeping bellflower, Campanula rapunculoides, Canterbury bell, cup and saucer, Campanula medium, southern harebell, Campanula divaricata, tall bellflower, Campanula americana, marsh bellflower, Campanula aparinoides, clustered bellflower, Campanula glomerata, peach bells, peach bell, willow bell, Campanula persicifolia, chimney plant, chimney bellflower, Campanula pyramidalis, rampion, rampion bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, throatwort, nettle-leaved bellflower, Campanula trachelium, tussock bellflower, spreading bellflower, Campanula carpatica
History
From translingual Campanula, from Latin campānula, diminutive of campāna (“bell”).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
