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columbine
/ˈkɑləmˌbaɪn/
Definition
1
A perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Aquilegia in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), characterized by colorful, spurred flowers resembling jester's caps.
2
A 16th- or 17th-century dance characterized by quick, gliding steps, or the music for it.
3
Any of several dovelike figures or devices used in heraldry.
Examples
The columbine's petals looked like tiny rockstar outfits, stealing the show from every other flower in the garden.
She danced a columbine across the kitchen floor, dodging the cat like it was auditioning for Harlequin.
In the heraldic arms, the columbine symbolized peace, but my version just symbolized 'don't touch the pretty weeds'.
He planted columbines hoping for romance, but ended up with a yard full of judgmental dove-lookalikes.