'Columbine' definitions:

Definition of 'columbine'

(from WordNet)
noun
A plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains [syn: columbine, aquilegia, aquilege]

Definition of 'Columbine'

From: GCIDE
  • Columbine \Col"um*bine\, a. [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.] Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. "Columbine innocency." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Columbine'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Columbine, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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