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columbine definition

col·um·bine (käl′əm bīn′, -bin′)

noun

any of a genus (Aquilegia) of plants of the buttercup family, with dainty, spurred flowers of various colors

Etymology: ME & OFr < ML columbina < L columbinus, dovelike (see columbarium): the flower is thought to resemble a flock of doves

adjective

Rare of or like a dove
Columbine definition

Col·um·bine (käl′əm bīn′)

noun

daughter of Pantaloon and sweetheart of Harlequin: a stock character in early pantomime

Etymology: It Colombina < L columbina, fem. of columbinus, dovelike: see columbarium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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