campanulate
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of campanulate
From the New Latin word campānulātus, dating back to 1660–70. See campanula, -ate 1
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From the campanulate, half-opened buds, it has been called "Californian bluebell," and among the Spanish-Californians it is known as "Mariana."
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
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 Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Flowers about as long as wide, the tube campanulate or funnel-shaped.
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 Asa Gray
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 Asa Gray
GYPSÓPHILA, L. Calyx narrowly top shaped or campanulate, 5-nerved, 5-toothed, naked at base.
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 Asa Gray
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