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Campanula rotundifolia

Campanula rotundifolia

9.8
A small wild plant with thin stems and blue bell-shaped flowers often called harebell
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : campanilla
  • In Scotland, Campanula rotundifolia is often called the harebell.

Examples

  • The delicate Campanula rotundifolia added a splash of blue to the rocky hillside.

  • The Campanula rotundifolia blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • Gardeners admire Campanula rotundifolia for its graceful, nodding bell-shaped flowers.

  • Many gardeners love the Campanula rotundifolia for its delicate flowers.

  • Gardeners admire Campanula rotundifolia for its graceful, nodding bell-shaped flowers.

  • In Scotland, Campanula rotundifolia is often called the harebell.

  • The delicate Campanula rotundifolia added a splash of blue to the rocky hillside.

Synonyms

harebell
vsCampanula rotundifolia
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A small wild plant that grows in meadows with thin stems and blue bell-shaped flowers

has identical botanical meaning but uses a Latin scientific name

Surface Forms

Campanula rotundifolia singular
Campanula rotundifolias plural

Morphology

Campanula + rotundifolia

The binomial combines a genus name 'Campanula' (bell-shaped flowers) with a Latin descriptive epithet 'rotundifolia' (literally ‘round-leaved’), so the overall meaning ('a bellflower with round leaves') is etymologically compositional. However, the epithet is a Latin morphological form and botanical technical terminology rather than a standard English compound, so a typical B1 learner—even if they recognise the parts in isolation—would not reliably infer the exact botanical sense without specific exposure.

Etymology

Campanula rotundifolia comes from Latin words: campanula meaning 'little bell' and rotundifolia meaning 'round leaf'. The name describes its small bell-shaped blue flowers and its round leaves, so it helps you remember the harebell.