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Definitions for: Columbine [n] a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: aquilege, aquilegia
See Also: Aquilegia canadensis, Aquilegia coerulia, Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea, Aquilegia vulgaris, blue columbine, flower, genus Aquilegia, granny's bonnets, honeysuckle, meeting house
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