Meaning columbine
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columbine(Columbina) Stock character of the Italian commedia dell’arte, a lady’s maid, sometimes portrayed as the daughter of Pantalone, beloved of Harlequin, often pursued by Pierrot.
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columbinec. 1300, from Old French columbine "columbine," or directly from Medieval Latin columbina, from Late Latin columbina "verbena," fem. of Latin columbinus, literally "dove-like, [..]
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columbine(n) a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
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columbineA Plant genus of the Family Ranunculaceae that contains aquiledine, isoaquiledine and cycloartane-type Glycosides.
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columbineadj. "dove-like," s.v. columbine a. and sb. OED. KEY: columbine@adj
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columbineadj 1 columbyn 1
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columbineFrom the name of a variety of flower. It is also an English form of Colombina, the pantomime character.
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