campanulate

adjective cam·pan·u·late \-lət, -ˌlāt\

Definition of CAMPANULATE

: shaped like a bell <campanulate flowers>

New Latin campanula bell-shaped part, diminutive of Late Latin campana

First Known Use: 1668

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