| the plant family Campanulaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having simple, alternate leaves and solitary or clustered flowers with a bell-shaped, five-lobed, often blue or purple corolla, and including the harebell, Canterbury bells, and balloon flower. |
| bellflower family | |
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| family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae [syn: Campanulaceae] |