campanulate

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

/ kæmˈpæn yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

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adjective

bellshaped, as a corolla.

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Origin of campanulate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM campanulate

sub·cam·pan·u·late, adjective

Words nearby campanulate

Campania, campanile, campanology, campanula, campanulaceous, campanulate, Camp Bastion, camp bed, Campbell, Campbell-Bannerman, Campbellism

How to use campanulate in a sentence

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
Calyx short-campanulate or semiglobose, with no appendages at the sinuses (or a mere callous point).
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Calyx short-campanulate or semiglobose, with tooth-like appendages at the sinuses (abnormally, in our species).
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Corolla salver-form or funnel-form to nearly campanulate; the limb entire or slightly lobed.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Calyx cylindric-campanulate above the persistent oblong or globose base, the limb valvately 4-cleft, deciduous.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

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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