campanula
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of campanula
1655–65; < New Latin, equivalent to Late Latin campān ( a ) bell ( see campanile) + Latin -ula -ule
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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
Spikes of genista and beds of needle-furze showed sharply yellow, vividly green, and a fringe of blue campanula, with frail, quivering bells, outlined all open spaces.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Lucas Malet
And on the river there floated boats of fresh flowers, the red dianthus and the campanula, golden rod and meadow-sweet.
From Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James
Melicertum campanula seenfrom above; m mouth, o o ovaries,t t tentacles.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz
A campanula had just opened its blue eye at the foot of one of the trees, and pale-blue forget-me-nots grew along the path.
From The Nameless Castle by Mór Jókai
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