common columbine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Aquilegia vulgaris, native to most of Europe, excepting Scandinavia.

Word forms

common columbine common columbines

Etymology

From the Latin adjective columbīna "of [a] pigeon[s], dove[s]" (which was used as a modifier, qualifier (i.e. pigeon-like, pigeonish, dove-like, dovish) before the noun herba "plant"), which comes from the noun columba "pigeon, dove". The adjective columbina was later nominalized, with the noun herba "plant" understood. (columbine/dove [plant] < columbina [herba]).

Synonyms

aquilegia capon's-feather capon's feather capon's-tail capon's tail clematis-flowered columbine European columbine European crowfoot crowsfoot dove plant granny's bonnet granny's nightcap variegated columbine variegated European columbine woodside variegated columbine

Related words

Alpine columbine dark columbine columbarium columbula columbulus columbus

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