columbine

/ˈkɑləmˌbaɪn/

UK: /ˈkɒləmˌbaɪn/

columbine

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Definition

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

Etymology

From the Latin colombina herba (“dove-like plant”), the flower being likened to five clustered pigeons.