Defn: Producing or containing columbium.
COLUMBIN
Co*lum"bin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A white, crystalline, bitter substance. See Calumbin.
COLUMBINE
Col"um*bine, a. Etym: [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. "Columbine innocency." Bacon.
COLUMBINE Col"um*bine, n. Etym: [LL. columbina, L. columbinus dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant of several species of the genus Aquilegia; as, A. vulgaris, or the common garden columbine; A. Canadensis, the wild red columbine of North America.
2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes. Brewer.
COLUMBITE
Co*lum"bite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. colombite. See Columbium.] (Min.)