Columbine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  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.
adjective
  1. of a dove.
  2. dovelike; dove-colored.
noun
  1. a female character in commedia dell'arte and pantomime: sweetheart of Harlequin.
  2. a female given name.
noun
  1. any plant of the ranunculaceous genus Aquilegia, having purple, blue, yellow, or red flowers with five spurred petals
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a dove
noun
  1. (originally) the character of a servant girl in commedia dell'arte
  2. (later) the sweetheart of Harlequin in English pantomime
Columbine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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