campanulate

[ kam-pan-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

/ kæmˈpæn yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

bellshaped, as a corolla.

Nearby words

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

Origin of campanulate

From the New Latin word campānulātus, dating back to 1660–70. See campanula, -ate¹

Related formssub·cam·pan·u·late, adjective

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Examples from the Web for campanulate

Pileus slender, campanulate, usually striate, margin straight and adpressed to stem when young.
European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae|George Massee
Calyx narrowly top shaped or campanulate, 5-nerved, 5-toothed, naked at base.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Cupola hemispherical, smaller than the campanulate thorax, both with smaller irregular pores.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Thorax inflated, campanulate, with three vaulted swellings between the three curved ribs.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

The campanulate thorax is separated from it by no external collar stricture, but by an internal septum.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for campanulate

campanulate

/ (kæmˈpænjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective

(esp of flower corollas) shaped like a bell

Word Origin for campanulate

C17: from New Latin campanulātus; see campanula

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