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De - Pt| English Dictionary: [columbine] | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for [columbine] | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Columbine \Col"um*bine\, a. [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.] Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. [bd]Columbine innocency.[b8] --Bacon. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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, {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. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Columbine, CO (CDP, FIPS 16110) Location: 39.58790 N, 105.06879 W Population (1990): 23969 (8112 housing units) Area: 16.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) | |
