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COLUMBINE , an erect perennial herbaceous plant known botanically as Aquilegia vulgaris (natural See also: - ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
order See also:Ranunculaceae). In Med.. Latin it was known as Columbina sc. herba, the See also:dove's plant. The slender See also:stem bears delicate, See also:long-stalked, deeply divided leaves with See also:blunt segments, and a loose panicle of handsome drooping See also:blue or See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white See also:flowers, which are characterized by having all the five petals spurred. The plant occurs See also:wild in See also:woods and thickets in See also:England and See also:Ireland, and flowers in See also:early summer. It is well known in cultivation as a favourite See also:spring See also:flower, in many varieties, some of which have red flowers.
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