campanulaceous

campanulaceous
/kam pan'yeuh lay"sheuhs/, adj.
belonging to the Campanulaceae, the bellflower family of plants. Cf. bellflower family.
[1820-30; < NL Campanulace(ae) name of the family (see CAMPANULA, -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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  • Campanulaceous — Cam*pan u*la ceous (k[a^]m*p[a^]n [ u]*l[=a] sh[u^]s), a. (Bot.) Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants ({Campanulace[ae]}) of which Campanula is the type, and which includes the Canterbury bell, the harebell, and the Venus s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • campanulaceous — cam·pan·u·la·ceous …   English syllables

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