campanula
any plant of the genus Campanula, comprising the bellflowers.
Origin of campanula
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How to use campanula in a sentence
The flowers of C. scandens are shaped very much like those of the Campanulas, but are larger.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. HunnThe great campanulas, with their lavish, magnificent bells, flung up a flowery hedge between her face and the eyes of the others.
A Country Gentleman and his Family | Mrs. (Margaret) OliphantThe Hemp Deadnettle and some Campanulas are also very like it when growing.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott ElliotHe gathered one of these campanulas, carried it to his lips, and found its taste most agreeable.
Samuel Brohl & Company | Victor CherbuliezThe only satisfactory method of growing Campanulas is to raise plants annually from good strains of seed.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and Sons
British Dictionary definitions for campanula
/ (kæmˈpænjʊlə) /
any N temperate plant of the campanulaceous genus Campanula, typically having blue or white bell-shaped flowers: Also called: bellflower See also Canterbury bell, harebell
Origin of campanula
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