Campanulales

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A group of flowering plants that includes bellflowers and lobelias

noun
/ˌkæmpəˈnjuːleɪlz/

Archaic

: Campanulales

The Campanulales include a diverse group of plants such as bellflowers and lobelias.

Examples

Botanists used to classify certain plant families under the order Campanulales before the system was revised.
Research on the Campanulales has contributed greatly to our understanding of plant evolution.
The Campanulales order includes many beautiful flowering plants.
Are Campanulales commonly found in temperate regions?
Botanists used to classify certain plant families under the order Campanulales before the system was revised.
The Campanulales include a diverse group of plants such as bellflowers and lobelias.
Research on the Campanulales has contributed greatly to our understanding of plant evolution.

Surface Forms

Campanulales singular

Campanulaless plural

Campanulales plural

Morphology

Campanulales = Campanula (opaque) = campanul + ales

The form is a technical botanical formation (genus name + the taxonomic suffix '-ales') and is not transparently meaningful to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Campanulales comes from the Latin campanula, meaning 'little bell', and from campana, meaning 'bell'. The ending -ales is used to name plant orders, and the whole name points to plants with bell-shaped flowers like bellflowers and lobelias.