columbine
noun /ˈkɒləmbaɪn/
/ˈkɑːləmbaɪn/
- [countable, uncountable] a garden plant with attractive leaves and pointed blue flowers that hang down
耧斗菜 - Columbine[singular] a female character in traditional Italian theatre
科隆比纳(意大利传统戏剧中的女角)
词源late Middle English: from Old French colombine, from medieval Latin colombina (herba) ‘dovelike (plant)’, from Latin columba ‘dove’ (from the supposed resemblance of the flower to a cluster of five doves).