Campanulaceae (kampanulasee)

pl. Mi i ippi. Also called new - light. [NL., Campanula + -aceæ .] A natural or- der of monopetalous dicotyledonous plants, the bellworts, mostly herbaceous, with bland milky juice, alternate leaves, a regular bell- shaped or rotate corolla, distinct stamens, and numerous seeds in a capsule usually opening by valves or lateral slits. They are natives chiefly of northern temperate regions, and are of little value but for ornament. The principal genus is Campanula . The order is sometimes made to include the Lobeliaceœ . See cuts under Campanula and harebell . campanulaceous (kam-pan-ū-lā'shius), a. Be- longing to the natural order Campanulaceæ . Campanular i a (kam-pan-ū-lā'ri-a), n. [NL., campanula , a little bell.] "The typical genus of the family Campanulariida , having cup-shaped hydrothecæ at the ends of ringed stalks and polypites with a circlet of tentacles below the conical pro- boscis. Campanular iæ (kam- pan-ū-lā'ri-ē), n. pl. [ NL . Cf. Campanular i a .] té In Claus's system of clas- sif i cation, a suborder of Hydromedusa, character- ized by the chitinous skeletal tubes widening out round the polyp-head to form cup-like hydro- thecæ: same as Calypto- blastea . Also called Vesi- culata . campanular i an (kam- pan-ū-lā'ri-an), a . and n . I. a. Campanulate; ca- lyptoblastic; having bell- shaped hydrothecæ: said only of the Calyptoblas- tea or Campanular i a. Also campanular i dan. II. n. A member of the IMG:content-2989.png:[ocr errors] B IMG:content-2990.png:[ocr errors] A w C Campanular i a. The names new-light and Camp bel lite are due to the fact that it became abundant and the subject of observation when the religious denomination bearing those names originated. Stand. Nat . Hist ., III. 235. camp-ceiling (kamp'sē"ling), n. In arch., a ceiling sloping on either side from the vertical walls toward a plane surface in the middle, so as somewhat to resemble a coved ceiling. It is most frequently used in garrets, giving the roof a resemblance to the top of a tent. camp-chair (kamp'char), n. A light chair constructed like a camp-stool, but with a back. camp-drill (kamp'dril), n. A portable drill having two arms which extend outward from the ends of a connecting piece, the upper arm carrying the drill, and the lower serving as a rest for the work which lies between the two. Campeachy wood. Same as logwood. Campephaga, Camp epha gidæ, etc. See Cam pophaga, etc.