campanula

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/kæmˈpænjʊlə/

noun

Any plant of the genus Campanula.

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Meanings

nouncampanula (plural campanulas)

plural campanulas

  1. biologyAny plant of the genus Campanula.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Broader
herbherbaceous plant
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincampānula
  2. translingualCampanula
  3. Englishcampanula

From translingual Campanula, from Latin campānula, diminutive of campāna (“bell”).

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Translations

Bulgarian камбанка
  • камбанка (kambanka)Translations
Greek καμπανούλα
  • καμπανούλα (kampanoúla)Translations
Russian колоко́льчик
  • колоко́льчик (kolokólʹčik)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

campanula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campanula

MLA

“campanula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campanula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “campanula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campanula.

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