campanula

noun

cam·​pan·​u·​la kam-ˈpan-yə-lə How to pronounce campanula (audio)

Examples of campanula in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These include columbine, bee balm, blanket flower, campanula, lavender, peonies, salvia, speedwell, and tickseed. Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 8 Nov. 2022 Other symbolic flowers featured are campanula for gratitude and everlasting love, rosemary for remembrance, lavender for devotion, and roses in honor of Prince Philip's birth month. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Apr. 2021 The green roof has campanula, sedum and some grasses on it. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2020 The interior of St Paul's Cathedral was decorated with 300 pots of hydrangeas, lilies, and campanulas, Southern Living reports. Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2018 Perennials that keep producing after cutting include campanula, dahlia, gerbera daisies, evergreen penstemon, phygelius, agastache and salvia. Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 12 July 2017

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin, diminutive of Late Latin campana

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of campanula was in 1629

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“Campanula.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campanula. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

campanula

noun
cam·​pan·​u·​la kam-ˈpan-yə-lə How to pronounce campanula (audio)
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