COLUMBINES

Noun

Columbines

plural of Columbine

Noun

columbines

plural of columbine

Source: Wiktionary


COLUMBINE

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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