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columbineenUK
col·um·bine C0495400 (kŏl′əm-bīn′)n. Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Aquilegia in the buttercup family, native to northern temperate regions and cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers that have petals with long hollow spurs. Also called aquilegia.
[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.]columbine (ˈkɒləmˌbaɪn) n (Plants) any plant of the ranunculaceous genus Aquilegia, having purple, blue, yellow, or red flowers with five spurred petals. Also called: aquilegia [C13: from Medieval Latin columbīna herba dovelike plant, from Latin columbīnus dovelike, from the resemblance of the flower to a group of doves]
columbine (ˈkɒləmˌbaɪn) adj (Animals) of, relating to, or resembling a dove[C14: from Old French colombin, from Latin columbīnus dovelike, from columba dove]
Columbine (ˈkɒləmˌbaɪn) n1. (Theatre) (originally) the character of a servant girl in commedia dell'arte2. (Theatre) (later) the sweetheart of Harlequin in English pantomimecol•um•bine (ˈkɒl əmˌbaɪn)
n. 1. a plant, Aquilegia caerula, of the buttercup family, having showy flowers with white to blue sepals that form long, backward spurs. 2. any of various other plants of the genus Aquilegia, having showy flowers of various colors. [1275–1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin columbīna (herba) dovelike (plant)] Col•um•bine (ˈkɒl əmˌbaɪn)
n. a female character in commedia dell'arte and pantomime: sweetheart of Harlequin. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  columbine - a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountainsaquilege, aquilegiaflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsgenus Aquilegia - columbineAquilegia canadensis, meeting house, honeysuckle - columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowersAquilegia caerulea, Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea, blue columbine - columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowersAquilegia vulgaris, granny's bonnets - common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States |
TranslationscolumbineenUK
columbine (kŏl`əmbīn), any plant of the genus Aquilegia, temperate-zone perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercupbuttercup
or crowfoot,
common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Thought to be one of the most primitive families of dicotyledenous plants, the Ranunculaceae typically have a simple
..... Click the link for more information. family), popular both as wildflowers and as garden flowers. Columbines have delicate and attractive foliage and flower petals with long spurs that secrete nectar. The common Eastern red-and-yellow-flowered wild columbine (A. canadensis), frequenting rocky places, is also called rockbell; it is a favorite of hummingbirds, and Native Americans made an infusion of the seeds for headache and fever. The blue-and-white-flowered A. coerulea of the Rockies is the state flower of Colorado. The common European columbine (A. vulgaris), blue, white, or purple flowered, has been the source of many cultivars—some double and of various soft colors. Columbine is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Ranunculales, family Ranunculaceae.
Columbine: see commedia dell'artecommedia dell'arte
, popular form of comedy employing improvised dialogue and masked characters that flourished in Italy from the 16th to the 18th cent. Characters of the Commedia Dell'Arte
..... Click the link for more information. .Columbinelight-hearted, flirtatious girl. [Ital. Lit.: Walsh Classical, 83]See: Flirtatiousness
columbinetraditional symbol of folly. [Plant Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 173]See: Follycolumbine any plant of the ranunculaceous genus Aquilegia, having purple, blue, yellow, or red flowers with five spurred petals columbineenUK
Synonyms for columbinenoun a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowersSynonymsRelated Words- flower
- genus Aquilegia
- Aquilegia canadensis
- meeting house
- honeysuckle
- Aquilegia caerulea
- Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea
- blue columbine
- Aquilegia vulgaris
- granny's bonnets
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