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Definition of Common columbine
1. Noun. The Common Columbine, ''Aquilegia vulgaris'' (also called European Columbine, Granny's Bonnet, Granny's Nightcap) is a species of columbine of the genus ''Aquilegia'' (the word ''columbine'' comes from Medieval Latin columb?na herba ''dove plant'', ''dovelike plant''; from Latin ''columba'' "dove") with about 60-70 species of perennial plants in the family Ranunculaceae. ¹
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