bellflower family

American  

noun

1. the plant family Campanulaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having simple, alternate leaves and solitary or clustered flowers with a bell-shaped, five-lobed, often blue or purple corolla, and including the harebell, Canterbury bells, and balloon flower.

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Example Sentences

Micropropagation can be used to save extremely rare species such as the haha, a shrub in the bellflower family endemic to parts of Oahu and Molokai.

From Washington Times