| 单词 | columbine |
| 释义 | columbine columbine1 /kol"euhm buyn'/, n. 1. a plant, Aquilegia caerula, of the buttercup family, having showy flowers with white petals and white to blue sepals that form long, backward spurs: the state flower of Colorado. 2. any of various other plants of the genus Aquilegia, characterized by divided leaves and showy flowers of various colors. [1275-1325; ME < ML columbina (herba) dovelike (plant), fem. of L columbinus (see COLUMBINE2); the inverted flower looks like a group of doves] columbine2 /kol"euhm buyn', -bin/, adj. 1. of a dove. 2. dovelike; dove-colored. [1350-1400; ME < L columbinus, equiv. to columb(a) dove + -inus -INE1] |
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