campanulaceous

[ kam-pan-yuh-ley-shuh s ]

/ kæmˌpæn yəˈleɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Campanulaceae, the bellflower family of plants.

Nearby words

campanella, campania, campanile, campanology, campanula, campanulaceous, campanulate, campbell, campbell, alexander, campbell, colin, campbell, john

Compare bellflower family.

Origin of campanulaceous

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

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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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