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  • 61phacelia — /feuh see lee euh/, n. any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Phacelia, of the waterleaf family, chiefly of the western U.S. and Mexico, having clusters of violet, blue, or white flowers. [ < NL (1789), equiv. to Gk phákel(os) bundle&#8230; …

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  • 62campanula — [kam pan′yo͞o lə] n. [ModL &LT; LL, dim. of campana: see CAMPANILE] any of a genus (Campanula) of plants of the bellflower family, as the Canterbury bell, harebell, etc …

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  • 63Campanula medium — noun European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers • Syn: ↑Canterbury bell, ↑cup and saucer • Hypernyms: ↑campanula, ↑bellflower …

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  • 64cup and saucer — noun European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers • Syn: ↑Canterbury bell, ↑Campanula medium • Hypernyms: ↑campanula, ↑bellflower …

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  • 65genus Gloxinia — noun small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gesneriaceae, ↑family Gesneriaceae, ↑gesneria family • Member Meronyms: ↑Canterbury bell …

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  • 66Gloxinia perennis — noun herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers • Syn: ↑Canterbury bell • Hypernyms: ↑gloxinia • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Gloxinia …

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  • 67cup-and-saucer — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from the shape of the flower : a plant that is a cultivated variety (Campanula medium calycanthema) of the Canterbury bell …

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  • 68great bellflower — noun : canterbury bell …

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  • 69lady's-nightcap — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural lady s nightcaps) 1. : wood anemone b 2. : hedge bindweed 3. : a Canterbury bell (Campanula medium) …

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  • 70pilgrim sign — noun : a symbol or badge (as palm leaves, a catherine wheel, a Canterbury bell) carried by a pilgrim to indicate the shrine he sought or had visited and believed to preserve him against molestation …

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