About The Word Columbine
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Columbine
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What's The Definition Of Columbine?
[n] a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
Synonyms | Synonyms for Columbine: aquilege | aquilegia Related Terms | Find terms related to Columbine: See Also | Aquilegia canadensis | Aquilegia coerulia | Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea | Aquilegia vulgaris | blue columbine | flower | genus Aquilegia | granny's bonnets | honeysuckle | meeting house Columbine In Webster's Dictionary \Col"um*bine\, a. [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.]
Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored.
``Columbine innocency.'' --Bacon.
\Col"um*bine\, n. [LL. columbina, L. columbinus dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus {Aquilegia}; as, {A. vulgaris}, or the common garden columbine; {A. Canadensis}, the wild red columbine of North America. 2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes. --Brewer. |
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