bellflower

5 definitions found

bellflower - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bellflower \Bell"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its
     bell-shaped flowers.
     [1913 Webster]

  Bellflower \Bell"flow`er\, n. [F. bellefleur, lit., beautiful
     flower.]
     A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow
     winter apple. [Written also bellefleur.]
     [1913 Webster]

  Campanula \Cam*pan"u*la\ (k[a^]m*p[a^]n"[-u]*l[.a]), prop. n.
     [LL. campanula a little bell; dim. of campana bell.] (Bot.)
     A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of
     great beauty; -- also called bellflower.
     [1913 Webster]

bellflower - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bellflower
      n 1: any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or
           white bell-shaped flowers [syn: campanula, bellflower]

bellflower - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Bellflower, CA (city, FIPS 4982)
    Location: 33.88813 N, 118.12663 W
    Population (1990): 61815 (24117 housing units)
    Area: 15.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 90706
  Bellflower, IL (village, FIPS 4897)
    Location: 40.34047 N, 88.52668 W
    Population (1990): 405 (167 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 61724
  Bellflower, MO (city, FIPS 4330)
    Location: 39.00385 N, 91.35272 W
    Population (1990): 413 (176 housing units)
    Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 63333