campanulaceous

[ kam-pan-yuh-ley-shuhs ]

adjective

1. belonging to the Campanulaceae, the bellflower family of plants.

campanulaceous

/ kəmˌpænjʊˈleɪʃəs /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of campanulaceous¹

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