Canterbury bell

Other forms: Canterbury bells

Definitions of Canterbury bell
  1. noun
    European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers
    synonyms: Campanula medium, cup and saucer
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    type of:
    bellflower, campanula
    any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
  2. noun
    herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
    synonyms: Gloxinia perennis
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    type of:
    gloxinia
    any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
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