Canterbury-bell
noun
a campanulaceous biennial European plant, Campanula medium, widely cultivated for its blue, violet, or white flowers
Historical Examples
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) Charles Darwin
Old-Time Gardens Alice Morse Earle
Old-Time Gardens Alice Morse Earle
The Adventures of Maya the Bee Waldemar Bonsels
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Various
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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