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[syn: columbine, aquilegia, aquilege]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Columbine \Col"um*bine\, a. [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.]
Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored.
"Columbine innocency." --Bacon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Columbine \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, Aquilegia vulgaris, or the common
garden columbine; Aquilegia Canadensis, the wild red
columbine of North America.
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2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.
--Brewer.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
columbine
n 1: a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy
spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially
mountains [syn: columbine, aquilegia, aquilege]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Columbine, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado
Population (2000): 24095
Housing Units (2000): 8800
Land area (2000): 6.638409 sq. miles (17.193399 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.130717 sq. miles (0.338556 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.769126 sq. miles (17.531955 sq. km)
FIPS code: 16110
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.587887 N, 105.069332 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Columbine, CO
Columbine