columbine
Meanings
noun
- Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.
adj
- Pertaining to a dove or pigeon.
name
- A census-designated place in Arapahoe County and Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.
- The sweetheart of Harlequin in old pantomimes.
noun
- An incident in which someone shoots multiple people at a school.
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Etymology
From the Latin colombina herba (“dove-like plant”), the flower being likened to five clustered pigeons.
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