aquilegia

[ ak-wuh-lee-jee-uh, ey-kwuh- ]

/ ˌæk wəˈli dʒi ə, ˌeɪ kwə- /

noun

any plant belonging to the genus Aquilegia, of the buttercup family, comprising the columbines.

Nearby words

aquiclude, aquiculture, aquidneck island, aquifer, aquila, aquilegia, aquileia, aquiline, aquilo, aquinas, aquinas, saint thomas

Origin of aquilegia

1570–80; < New Latin, Medieval Latin, variant of aquilēia columbine

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Examples from the Web for aquilegia

The old-fashioned Columbine is in full bloom, as is also the Aquilegia glandulosa.
A Year in a Lancashire Garden|Henry Arthur Bright
So also in some semi-double varieties of Narcissus poeticus, and in Aquilegia.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
With fields of iris were aquilegia coerulea, violets, esparcette, and strawberries.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
The caterpillar feeds on the columbine (Aquilegia canadensis).
The Butterfly Book|William Jacob Holland

Aquilegia canadensis produces scarlet flowers, which are yellow inside and rarely all over.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aquilegia

aquilegia

/ (ˌækwɪˈliːdʒɪə) /

noun

another name for columbine 1

Word Origin for aquilegia

C19: from Medieval Latin, of uncertain origin

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