Columbine Definition
kŏləm-bīn
columbines
noun
columbines
Any of a genus (Aquilegia) of plants of the buttercup family, with dainty, spurred flowers of various colors.
Webster's New World
Daughter of Pantaloon and sweetheart of Harlequin: a stock character in early pantomime.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- aquilege
- aquilegia
adjective
Of or like a dove.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Columbine
Noun
Singular:
columbinePlural:
columbinesOrigin of Columbine
Middle English from Medieval Latin columbīna from feminine of Latin columbīnus dovelike (from the resemblance of the inverted flower to a cluster of doves) from columba dove
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French columbin (French colombin), from Latin columbinus, from dove, pigeon.
From Wiktionary
From the Latin colombina herba (“dove-like plant”), the flower being likened to five clustered pigeons.
From Wiktionary
