单词 | columbine |
释义 | columbine1[ kol-uhm-bahyn ] / ˈkɒl əmˌbaɪn / nouna plant, Aquilegia caerula, of the buttercup family, having showy flowers with white petals and white to blue sepals that form long, backward spurs: the state flower of Colorado. any of various other plants of the genus Aquilegia, characterized by divided leaves and showy flowers of various colors. Origin of columbine11275–1325; Middle English <Medieval Latin columbīna (herba) dovelike (plant), feminine of Latin columbīnus (see columbine2); the inverted flower looks like a group of doves Words nearby columbineColumbia Heights, Columbia Mental Maturity scale, Columbian, Columbia River, columbic, columbine, columbite, columbium, columbous, Columbus, Columbus Air Force Base Definition for columbine (2 of 3)columbine2 [ kol-uhm-bahyn, -bin ] / ˈkɒl əmˌbaɪn, -bɪn / adjectiveof a dove. dovelike; dove-colored. Origin of columbine21350–1400; Middle English <Latin columbīnus, equivalent to columb(a) dove + -īnus-ine1 Definition for columbine (3 of 3)Columbine [ kol-uhm-bahyn ] / ˈkɒl əmˌbaɪn / nouna female character in commedia dell'arte and pantomime: sweetheart of Harlequin. a female given name. Origin of Columbine1720–30; <Italian Columbina literally, dovelike girl; see columbine2 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for columbineBritish Dictionary definitions for columbine (1 of 3)columbine1 / (ˈkɒləmˌbaɪn) / nounany plant of the ranunculaceous genus Aquilegia, having purple, blue, yellow, or red flowers with five spurred petalsAlso called: aquilegia Word Origin for columbineC13: from Medieval Latin columbīna herba dovelike plant, from Latin columbīnus dovelike, from the resemblance of the flower to a group of doves British Dictionary definitions for columbine (2 of 3)columbine2 / (ˈkɒləmˌbaɪn) / adjectiveof, relating to, or resembling a dove Word Origin for columbineC14: from Old French colombin, from Latin columbīnus dovelike, from columba dove British Dictionary definitions for columbine (3 of 3)Columbine / (ˈkɒləmˌbaɪn) / noun(originally) the character of a servant girl in commedia dell'arte (later) the sweetheart of Harlequin in English pantomime Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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