campanula

American  

[kam-pan-yuh-luh] / kæmˈpæn yə 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 ( campanile ) + Latin -ula -ule

Example Sentences

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

Do I not hear, amidst the loud music, the quiet blue forest bells ring harmoniously, fairy-like, my lovely campanula!

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

Wild tulips, yellow or of broken colors; the campanula, the wild honeysuckle, lupines--not yet quite in bloom--the sweetbrier and increasing quantities of the wild rose gave life to the always changing scene.

From The Covered Wagon by Hough, Emerson

We found the blue campanula holding a conspicuous place amongst the wild flowers.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold

But on the heights the warm radiance from the west pours its full flood, lighting up all the flowerets of delicate pink flax and golden chrysanthemum and blue campanula with which the grass is broidered.

From Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit by Van Dyke, Henry