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Columbine
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. 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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. "Columbine innocency." Bacon.