culver key

[Apparently from culver =a dove, a pigeon, and key, a word used for the seeds of the ash, .] 1. Generally pl. (Culver keys): A bunch of ashkeys or pods of the ash-treo, Fraxinus excelsior, 2. A flower, Aquilegia vulgar is , the Columbine (culver in Lat. being columba ). The flowers are supposed to resemble a culver, i . e . , a dove, and the florets keys. ( Britten & Holland .) "Looking down the meadows I could see a girl cropping culver keys and cowslips, to make garlands."- Wal ton: Angler, i., ch. xvi. 3. Scilla nutans . ( Britten & Holland .) 4. Primula ver is (cowslip). ( Britten & Holland.) 5. Orchis mascula. ( Britten & Holland.)