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campanulaceous

[ kam-pan-yuh-ley-shuhs ]
/ kæmˌpæn yəˈleɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Campanulaceae, the bellflower family of plants.

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Origin of campanulaceous

1820–30; <New Latin Campanulace(ae) name of the family (see campanula, -aceae) + -ous

Words nearby campanulaceous

Campanella, Campania, campanile, campanology, campanula, campanulaceous, campanulate, Camp Bastion, camp bed, Campbell, Campbell-Bannerman
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British Dictionary definitions for campanulaceous

campanulaceous
/ (kəmˌpænjʊˈleɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Campanulaceae, a family of temperate and subtropical plants, including the campanulas, having bell-shaped nodding flowers
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