Campanulaceae

plural noun

Cam·​pan·​u·​la·​ce·​ae

(ˌ)kamˈpanyəˈlāsēˌē

: a large family of dicotyledonous plants (order Campanulales) including herbs, shrubs, trees, and some climbers and having an acrid mostly milky juice, alternate leaves, and rather showy usually regular flowers

campanulaceous

¦⸗ˌ⸗⸗¦lāshəs

⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗⸗

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Campanula, type genus + -aceae

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