Columbine
Columbine noun - A plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains.
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Synonyms for Columbine
Flower and columbine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flower" instead a noun "Columbine".
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- The word "columbine," once the name of the state flower of Colorado, entered the vernacular as a euphemism for a school shooting, and many future school shooting plots made reference to "pulling a columbine" and a desire to "top" Harris and Klebold.
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Flower and Columbine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/columbine/flower
Columbine & Flower. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/columbine/flower>.
Flower or Columbine. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/columbine/flower.
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