campanula

/kæmˈpænjələ/

Other forms: campanulas

Definitions of campanula

1. noun

   any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
   synonyms: bellflower

   types:

   Campanula rotundifolia, bluebell, harebell

   perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers

   Campanula rapunculoides, creeping bellflower

   erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers

   Campanula medium, Canterbury bell, cup and saucer

   European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers

   Campanula divaricata, southern harebell

   bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers

   Campanula americana, tall bellflower

   annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers

   Campanula aparinoides, marsh bellflower

   bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers

   Campanula glomerata, clustered bellflower

   bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers

   Campanula persicifolia, peach bell, peach bells, willow bell

   perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers

   Campanula pyramidalis, chimney bellflower, chimney plant

   bellflower of southeastern Europe

   Campanula rapunculus, rampion, rampion bellflower

   bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad

   Campanula trachelium, nettle-leaved bellflower, throatwort

   European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat

   Campanula carpatica, spreading bellflower, tussock bellflower

   European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests