campanula

[kam-pan-yuh-luh]

noun

1. any plant of the genus Campanula, comprising the bellflowers.

campanula

/ kæmˈpænjʊlə /

noun

1. Also called: bellflower. any N temperate plant of the campanulaceous genus Campanula, typically having blue or white bell-shaped flowers See also Canterbury bell harebell

Word History and Origins

Origin of campanula¹

1655–65; < New Latin, equivalent to Late Latin campān ( a ) bell ( campanile ) + Latin -ula -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of campanula¹

C17: from New Latin: a little bell, from Late Latin campāna bell; see _campanile

Example Sentences

A parterre filled with echinacea, echinops, persicaria and campanula, inspired by Sissinghurst, was supposed to be all white; I am now rather pleased it is not.

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Darwin wasn’t the only scientist to prize the guide, which featured colors like “campanula purple” and “celandine green” and used things like “the white of the human eyeballs” to help readers pinpoint colors.

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The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer had white hydrangeas, lilies and campanulas at their wedding in St Paul's Cathedral.

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Perennials that keep producing after cutting include campanula, dahlia, gerbera daisies, evergreen penstemon, phygelius, agastache and salvia.

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The moist meadows, too, were covered with a profusion of brilliant flowers—snakewort, the wild scabious, campanulas, and many others.

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