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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
columbine
    n 1: a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy
         spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially
         mountains [syn: columbine, aquilegia, aquilege]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Columbine \Col"um*bine\, a. [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.]
   Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored.
   "Columbine innocency." --Bacon.
   [1913 Webster]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Columbine \Col"um*bine\, n. [LL. columbina, L. columbinus
   dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called
   from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.]
   1. (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus
      Aquilegia; as, Aquilegia vulgaris, or the common
      garden columbine; Aquilegia Canadensis, the wild red
      columbine of North America.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.
      --Brewer.
      [1913 Webster]
4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Columbine, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado
   Population (2000):    24095
   Housing Units (2000): 8800
   Land area (2000):     6.638409 sq. miles (17.193399 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.130717 sq. miles (0.338556 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.769126 sq. miles (17.531955 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            16110
   Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
   Location:             39.587887 N, 105.069332 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Columbine, CO
    Columbine
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