Columbine \Col"um*bine\, a. [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.]

Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. ``Columbine innocency.'' --Bacon.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Columbine \Col"um*bine\, n. [LL. columbina, L. columbinus dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)