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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A large genus of plants, which gives its name to the natural order Campanulaceæ; the bell-flower genus.
  • noun [lowercase] A chasuble: so called from its conical shape when put about the body.
  • noun [lowercase] In zoology and anatomy, some campanulate or bell-shaped part or organ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun (Bot.) A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of great beauty; -- also called bellflower.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Campanuloideae — the harebells and related plants.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers

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