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Canterbury bell

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Canterbury bell

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European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers
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n
herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Canterbury bell
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n European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers

Synonyms:
Campanula medium, cup and saucer
Type of:
bellflower, campanula
any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
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n herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers

Synonyms:
Gloxinia perennis
Type of:
gloxinia
any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
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