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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Columbine \Col"um*bine\, a. [L. columbinus fr columba dove.] Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. ``Columbine innocency.'' --Bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: columbine n : a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains [syn: {aquilegia}, {aquilege}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: 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)
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