# columbine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒləmˌbaɪn/ · frequency rank #32,328

## Definitions
1. Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

## Etymology
From the Latin colombina herba (“dove-like plant”), the flower being likened to five clustered pigeons.

## Easily confused with
- **combine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/columbine-vs-combine)
- **Columbia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/columbia-vs-columbine)
- **Columbian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/columbian-vs-columbine)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccolumbine`, `cloumbine`, `collumbine`, `colmubine`, `colubmine`, `columbbine`, `columbien`, `columbinne`, `columbnie`, `columibne`, `colummbine`, `coulmbine`, `oclumbine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/columbine