platycodon
noun
platy·co·don
ˌplatēˈkōˌdän
1
capitalized : a genus of perennial herbs (family Campanulaceae) having large bell-shaped blue or white flowers with stamens that are much dilated at the base and a capsule that opens by apical valves see balloonflower
2
plural -s : any plant or flower of the genus Platycodon
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from platy- + Greek kōdōn bell (from kōos hollow, den); akin to Greek koilos hollow