campanulate

American  

[kam-pan-yuh-lit, -leyt] / kæmˈpæn yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. bellshaped, as a corolla.

---

campanulate British  

/ kæmˈpænjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. (esp of flower corollas) shaped like a bell

---

Other Word Forms

• subcampanulate
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of campanulate

From the New Latin word campānulātus, dating back to 1660–70. See campanula, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Corolla.—Regular; funnel-form, salver-form, or sometimes short campanulate or rotate; convolute in the bud.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

Corolla salver-form or funnel-form to nearly campanulate; the limb entire or slightly lobed.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Corolla.—Tubular or campanulate; four- or five-toothed or lobed.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

Calyx 4–5-cleft; the tube campanulate, lined with the disk.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

It may be known from the other members of the Mint family by its campanulate calyx with ten strong, recurved teeth.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth