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Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored.
  2. n. 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.
  3. n. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.
  4. n. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
  5. Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. "Columbine innocency." Bacon. 1. (Bot.) 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.
  6. Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. "Columbineinnocency." Bacon.
  7. n:100 n. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains