D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Columbine

/käl'-əm-bīnˌ/ · Col·um·bine · IPA /ˈkɑləmˌbaɪn/
01 a. Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored.
02 n. A plant of several species of the genus Aquilegia; as, Aquilegia vulgaris, or the common garden columbine; Aquilegia Canadensis, the wild r…
  1. 1.
    A plant of several species of the genus Aquilegia; as, Aquilegia vulgaris, or the common garden columbine; Aquilegia Canadensis, the wild red columbine of North America.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.