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campanula Bot.|kæmˈpænjʊlə|
[mod.L. campānula, dim. of campāna bell.]
A bell-flower; a large genus of herbaceous plants, giving its name to the family Campanulaceæ. The flowers are bell-shaped, and usually blue or white. The best-known species are C. rotundifolia (Bluebell of Scotland), and C. Medium (Canterbury Bells).
1664Evelyn Kal. Hort. (1729) 205 Antirrhinum, Asphodel, Campanula. 1738–9Mrs. Delany Life & Corr. (1861) II. 40 My lady Sutherland will be very glad of your campanula and vetch seed. 1806Bowles Banwell Hill i. 184 Along this solitary ridge, Where smiles, but rare, the blue campanula. 1846Ruskin Mod. Paint. I. ii. i. vii. §22 The interwoven bells of campanula and heather. 1849Kingsley N. Devon Misc. II. 262 The little ivy-leaved campanula. |