campanulaceae

Thân thiện

A botanist carefully sketches a Campanulaceae flower in a field notebook.

Definition

Noun 1. A family of flowering plants: Campanulaceae is the scientific name for a large family of herbaceous plants, commonly known as the bellflower family. It is characterized by flowers that are often bell-shaped or star-shaped, and it includes many ornamental garden plants.

Examples of Usage

• The Campanulaceae family includes popular garden flowers like Canterbury bells () and balloon flower ().
• Botanists study the evolutionary relationships within Campanulaceae.
• Many species in the Campanulaceae have a milky sap.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic classification, Campanulaceae is placed within the order Asterales (Note: The reference mentions order Campanulales, but modern classifications typically place it in Asterales).
• The family Campanulaceae is sometimes divided into subfamilies, such as Campanuloideae (with bell-shaped flowers) and Lobelioideae (with bilaterally symmetrical flowers).

Variants and Related Words

• campanulaceous (adjective): Of or relating to the bellflower family (Campanulaceae).
  • The campanulaceous corolla is typically fused into a tube.
• Campanula (noun): The type genus of the Campanulaceae family, comprising many species commonly called bellflowers.

Synonyms

• Bellflower family: The common name for Campanulaceae.

Notes on Different Meanings

This word has a single, specific meaning as a proper noun in botanical taxonomy. It refers exclusively to the plant family.

Học thuật

Noun

1. family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Campanulaceae
• family Campanulaceae
• bellflower family