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Columbine Kol Uh M Bahyn Bin Adjective Dove Dovelike Dove Colored Middle

Back columbine /kol-uh m-bahyn, -bin/
Front
adjective
1. Of a dove.
2. Dovelike; dove-colored.

[1350–1400; Middle English  < Latin columbīnus,  equivalent to columb ( a ) dove + -īnus -ine1

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