columbine, aquilegia, aquilege
(noun) a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
Source: WordNet® 3.1
columbine (plural columbines)
Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.
columbine (comparative more columbine, superlative most columbine)
(archaic) Pertaining to a dove or pigeon.
Columbine
A census-designated place in Arapahoe County and Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, infamous for the school shooting that happened there in 1999.
The sweetheart of Harlequin in old pantomimes.
Columbine (plural Columbines)
An incident in which someone shoots multiple people at a school.
Source: Wiktionary
Col"um*bine, a. Etym: [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. "Columbine innocency." Bacon.
Col"um*bine, n. Etym: [LL. columbina, L. columbinus dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
