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Columbine
Pronunciation : Col"um*bine
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. "Columbine innocency." Bacon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Col"um*bine
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. columbina, L. columbinus dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant of several species of the genus Aquilegia; as, A. vulgaris, or the common garden columbine; A. Canadensis, the wild red columbine of North America.
2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes. Brewer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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