campanula

American  

[kam-pan-yuh-luh] / kæmˈpæn jə lə /

noun

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

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campanula British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of campanula

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

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Example Sentences

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campanula

From what we see and hear of them, unless campanula has unexpected powers to soothe and unite, six months of intensive family therapy would seem a better investment.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 3, 2011

Plants suitable for hanging baskets are the trailing tradescantias, the white campanula, lobelia, pelargonium, and many ferns.

From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Violet Purton Biddle

I shall not, however, place the campanula in my herbarium, but in a vase of fresh water, where bouquets of sweet recollections bloom.

From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall

Then you will adorn my life, my lovely campanula?

From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall

At this moment she stooped to break off a spire of pale blue campanula.

From The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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