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Definition of: columbine
(kol′əm·bīn) noun
A herbaceous plant (genus Aquilegia) of the crowfoot family with variously colored flowers of five petals; especially the Colorado columbine (A. coerulea), State flower of Colorado.
— adjective Dovelike. [<F <Med. L columbinus dove-like <columba dove; from the resemblance of its flowers to a flock of doves]
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