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Campanula - 4 dictionary results

cam⋅pan⋅u⋅la

[kam-pan-yuh-luh]
–noun
any plant of the genus Campanula, comprising the bellflowers.

Origin:
1655–65; < NL, equiv. to LL campān(a) bell (see campanile ) + L -ula -ule
cam·pan·u·la     (kām-pān'yə-lə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Any of various plants of the genus Campanula, which includes the harebell, bellflower, and Canterbury bells.

[New Latin Campanula, genus name, diminutive of Late Latin campāna, bell; see campanile.]
campanula

noun
any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers 

Campanula

Cam*pan"u*la\, n. [LL. campanula a little bell; dim. of campana bell.] (Bot.) A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of great beauty; -- also called bellflower.

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