Columbine
noun
This is a kind of flower with bell-shape and it is often blue or purple.
The garden was vibrant with the colors of columbines and roses.
Often appears as...
- blue columbines
- wild columbines
noun
Is the character in a play who is a foolish, deceitful, or suspicious man, often dressed in a mask and multicolored costume.
In the play, the character of the columbine constantly fools the other characters with his clever tricks.
Often appears as...
- comedia dell'arte columbine
- traditional columbine
Usage tips
Academic
noun
This is a kind of flower with bell-shape and it is often blue or purple.
The garden was vibrant with the colors of columbines and roses.
Often appears as...
- blue columbines
- wild columbines
noun
Is the character in a play who is a foolish, deceitful, or suspicious man, often dressed in a mask and multicolored costume.
In the play, the character of the columbine constantly fools the other characters with his clever tricks.
Often appears as...
- comedia dell'arte columbine
- traditional columbine
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Symbolism
Columbines hold different meanings like innocence and faith. Understanding their symbolism adds depth to language.
She wore a columbine to symbolize her hope for a new beginning.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Variations
Columbines come in various colors, each potentially adding different shades of meaning in literature or speech.
A red columbine often signals passion, unlike the common blue.
Pro Tip 3/3Gardening Context
Recognize 'columbine' in gardening or nature discussions where it may indicate seasons or flower care.
She mentioned columbines bloom in early spring.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Symbolism
Columbines hold different meanings like innocence and faith. Understanding their symbolism adds depth to language.
She wore a columbine to symbolize her hope for a new beginning.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Variations
Columbines come in various colors, each potentially adding different shades of meaning in literature or speech.
A red columbine often signals passion, unlike the common blue.
Pro Tip 3/3Gardening Context
Recognize 'columbine' in gardening or nature discussions where it may indicate seasons or flower care.
She mentioned columbines bloom in early spring.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Symbolism
Columbines hold different meanings like innocence and faith. Understanding their symbolism adds depth to language.
She wore a columbine to symbolize her hope for a new beginning.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Variations
Columbines come in various colors, each potentially adding different shades of meaning in literature or speech.
A red columbine often signals passion, unlike the common blue.
Pro Tip 3/3Gardening Context
Recognize 'columbine' in gardening or nature discussions where it may indicate seasons or flower care.
She mentioned columbines bloom in early spring.
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Lessons Learned From...
air that get to your core that tell you you're alive that tell you this is how the world is supposed to feel for me this is that place the rustling of the aspen the blooming of the columbines
Video examples
Lessons Learned From...
air that get to your core that tell you you're alive that tell you this is how the world is supposed to feel for me this is that place the rustling of the aspen the blooming of the columbines
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
John Burroughs
American Author
The distribution of plants in a given locality is not more marked and defined than that of the birds. Show a botanist a landscape, and he will tell you where to look for the lady's-slipper, the columbine, or the harebell. On the same principles, the ornithologist will direct you where to look for the greenlets, the wood-sparrow, or the chewink.
Quote examples
John Robinson
American Actor
Columbine was so frightening. And the media took off with it, like everything else, so it instilled more fear in people. You're looking around at school for kids like the ones who committed the shootings, and you feel wrong for doing that, you know?
Quote examples
John Burroughs
American Author
The distribution of plants in a given locality is not more marked and defined than that of the birds. Show a botanist a landscape, and he will tell you where to look for the lady's-slipper, the columbine, or the harebell. On the same principles, the ornithologist will direct you where to look for the greenlets, the wood-sparrow, or the chewink.
Quote examples
John Robinson
American Actor
Columbine was so frightening. And the media took off with it, like everything else, so it instilled more fear in people. You're looking around at school for kids like the ones who committed the shootings, and you feel wrong for doing that, you know?
Example 1 of 2
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