campanular

Thân thiện

The campanular flowers hang in a neat row from the garden trellis.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shaped like a bell: Describes an object, structure, or natural form that has a wide, flaring shape that narrows at the base or apex, resembling the outline of a bell.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The campanular flowers hung delicately from their stems. (The bell-shaped flowers hung delicately from their stems.)
  • The architect designed a campanular tower for the new pavilion. (The architect designed a bell-shaped tower for the new pavilion.)
  • This species is known for its distinct, campanular corolla. (This species is known for its distinct, bell-shaped corolla.)

Advanced Usage

• Scientific/Botanical Context: The term is most frequently used in technical descriptions, especially in botany, to describe the shape of a flower's corolla or calyx.
  • The genus is characterized by its campanular, five-lobed calyx. (The genus is characterized by its bell-shaped, five-lobed calyx.)

Variants and Related Words

• Campanulate (adj): A more common synonym with identical meaning (shaped like a bell).
  • The campanulate blossoms attracted many bees.
• Campaniform (adj): Also meaning bell-shaped, often used in biology.
• Campanology (n): The study or art of bell-ringing. (Note: This is a related but distinct word concerning bells themselves, not the shape.)

Synonyms

• Bell-shaped: The most common and accessible synonym.
• Campanulate: The direct and most precise synonym, used interchangeably in scientific contexts.

Antonyms

• Tubular: Shaped like a tube, cylindrical.
• Funnelform: Shaped like a funnel, widening gradually.
• Urceolate: Shaped like an urn, with a swollen base and a contracted mouth.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. shaped like a bell or campana
   • campanulate flowers of the genus Campanula

Từ đồng nghĩa

• campanulate
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