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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Columbine \Col"um*bine\, noun [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.
2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes. --Brewer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Columbine \Col"um*bine\, adjective [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.] Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. ''Columbine innocency.'' --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
columbine
noun: a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains [syn: {aquilegia}, {aquilege}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Columbine, CO (CDP, FIPS 16110) Location: 39.58790 N, 105.06879 W Population (1990): 23969 (8112 housing units) Area: 16.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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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