COLUMBINE

columbine, aquilegia, aquilege

(noun) a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

columbine (plural columbines)

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

Etymology 2

Adjective

columbine (comparative more columbine, superlative most columbine)

(archaic) Pertaining to a dove or pigeon.

Etymology 1

Proper noun

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

Columbine (plural Columbines)

An incident in which someone shoots multiple people at a school.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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