Col·um·bine, n.
1. Bot. 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.
2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.
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Aquilegia vulgaris
n : common European columbine having variously colored (white or
blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized
in United States [syn: granny's bonnets]