campanula

[ kam-pan-yuh-luh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

campanula

/ kæmˈpænjʊlə /

See harebell, Canterbury bell
any N temperate plant of the campanulaceous genus Campanula, typically having blue or white bell-shaped flowers Also calledbellflower See also Canterbury bell harebell

1655–65; < New Latin, equivalent to Late Latin campān ( a ) bell ( campanile ) + Latin -ula -ule

C17: from New Latin: a little bell, from Late Latin campāna bell; see campanile

“Campanula chalice”: the bell of a flower, as of a Canterbury-bell.

I am going to try whether Campanula sets seed without insect agency.

Here is an illustration of ripe pods of a bellflower, Campanula turbinata, nodding instead of erect.

I then proceeded to explain to him the beautiful complex structure by means of which this campanula fertilises itself.

In Campanula the pores occur at the base of the capsule, which becomes inverted when ripe.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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