aquilegia
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aq·ui·le·gi·a
(ăk′wə-lē′jē-ə, -lē′jə)n.
See columbine.
[Medieval Latin aquilēgia.]
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aquilegia
(ˌækwɪˈliːdʒɪə)n
(Plants) another name for columbine1
[C19: from Medieval Latin, of uncertain origin]
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aq•ui•le•gi•a
(ˌæk wəˈli dʒi ə, ˌeɪ kwə-)n., pl. -gi•as.
any plant belonging to the genus Aquilegia, of the buttercup family, comprising the columbines.
[1570–80; < New Latin, Medieval Latin, variant of aquilēia columbine]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Aquilegia - columbine Aquilegia canadensis, meeting house, honeysuckle - columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers Aquilegia caerulea, Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea, blue columbine - columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers Aquilegia vulgaris, granny's bonnets - common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States |
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