Definition of campanula Campanula

cam•pan•u•la

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What does campanula mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: campanulas
campanula - any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
		bellflower
		herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
		genus campanula large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers
		campanula rotundifolia, harebell, bluebell perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers
		campanula rapunculoides, creeping bellflower erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers
		campanula medium, cup and saucer, canterbury bell European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers
		campanula divaricata, southern harebell bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers
		campanula americana, tall bellflower annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers
		campanula aparinoides, marsh bellflower bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers
		campanula glomerata, clustered bellflower bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers
		campanula persicifolia, peach bell, peach bells, willow bell perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers
		campanula pyramidalis, chimney bellflower, chimney plant bellflower of southeastern Europe
		campanula rapunculus, rampion, rampion bellflower bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad
		campanula trachelium, nettle-leaved bellflower, throatwort European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat

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Wiktionary

campanula (Noun)
Any plant of the genus Campanula.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

campanula (n.)
A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of great beauty; -- also called bellflower.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

campanula
kam-pan′ū-la, n. a genus of flowers, commonly known as bell-flowers or bells, usually blue or white, the best-known species the harebell and Scotch bluebell.—The Canterbury Bells is a biennial species—seen in many florists' varieties.—adjs. Campan′iform, Campan′ulate, Campan′ular.—n. Campanulā′ria, a common genus of Hydroids, with stems simple or branched, the nutritive polyps surrounded by transparent bell-shaped sheaths. [It. campana, a bell.]