ˌplad.ēˈkōˌdän noun
Etymology: New Latin, from platy- + Greek kōdōn bell (from kōos hollow, den); akin to Greek koilos hollow — more at cave
1. capitalized : a genus of perennial herbs (family Campanulaceae) having large bell-shaped blue or white flowers with stamens that are much dilated at the base and a capsule that opens by apical valves — see balloonflower
2. -s : any plant or flower of the genus Platycodon