a. rare–1. [f. late L. campāna bell + -AL.]
† 1. Bell-shaped. Obs.
1571. Digges, Pantom. (1591), 177. Conicall or Campanall.
2. Campanal Alliance: in Bot. Lindley’s name for his alliance of natural orders, of which the Campanulaceæ or Bell-flowers were the type.
