columbine

from WordNet (r) 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}]

from 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]

from 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]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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)

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