English
Etymology
Old French columbin (French columbin), from Latin columbinus, from columba �dove, pigeon�. In the noun sense, from Latin colombina herba �dove-like plant�, the flower being likened to five clustered pigeons.
Pronunciation
IPA: /'k�l�mb�ɪn/
Noun
columbine
wikipedia
- Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.
Translations
Italian: colombina f
Adjective
columbine
- archaic pertaining to a dove or pigeon
#:*Late C14: Com forþ now, wiþ þyne eyen columbyn! / How fairer been þy brestes þan is wyn! � Geoffrey Chaucer, The Merchant's Tale
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