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Definition of Columbines

Columbine
Columbine Col"um*bine, a. [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.] Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. ``Columbine innocency.' --Bacon.
Columbine
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.

Meaning of Columbines from wikipedia

- Ontario. Columbines have been important in the study of evolution. It was found that the Sierra columbine (A. pubescens) and crimson columbine (A. formosa)...
- shooting and attempted bombing occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, United States. The perpetrators, twelfth-grade...
- where the columbines grow, Overlooking the plains far below, While the cool summer breeze in the evergreen trees, Softly sings where the columbines grow....
- Look up Columbine or columbine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Columbine may refer to: Columbine, Colorado, a census-designate place in Jefferson and...
- the lifespan of any columbine. Due to their capacity to self-sow, Aquilegia can become invasive.: 166  As with other columbines, cultivated A. flabellata...
- Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 do****entary film written, produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore. The do****entary film explores what Moore...
- of the five spurs as five doves saw columbines called "Five birds together" in Austria. A set of seven columbine flowers was ****ociated with the Seven...
- columbine or simply as columbine, though Aquilegia brevistyla is occasionally known as blue columbine and many species are casually called columbines...
- The Columbine effect is the legacy and impact of the Columbine High School m****acre ("Columbine"), which occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High...
- murderers who perpetrated the Columbine High School m****acre at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, in Columbine, Colorado. Harris and Klebold killed...