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columbine

col.um.bine \'ka:l-*m-.bi-n\ n [ME, fr. ML columbina, fr. L, fem. of 
   columbinus dovelike, fr. c]olumba dove; akin to OHG holuntar elder tree, Gk 
   kolymbos a bird, kelainos black : any of a genus (Aquilegia) of plants of 
   the crowfoot family with s howy flowersCol.um.bine \-.bi-n, -.be-n\ n [It 
   Colombina] : the saucy sweetheart of Harlequin in comedy and pantomime