Found 2 items, similar to columbine.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: columbine columbine n : a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains [syn: aquilegia, aquilege]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Columbine 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, Aquilegia vulgaris, or the common garden columbine; Aquilegia Canadensis, the wild red columbine of North America. [1913 Webster] 2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes. --Brewer. [1913 Webster] Columbine \Col"um*bine\, a. [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.] Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. “Columbine innocency.” --Bacon. [1913 Webster]