aquilegia
[ak-wuh-lee-jee-uh, ey-kwuh-]
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noun
any plant belonging to the genus Aquilegia, of the buttercup family, comprising the columbines.
Origin of aquilegia
1570–80; < New Latin, Medieval Latin, variant of aquilēia columbine
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Historical Examples of aquilegia
In Aquilegia I have met with a similar increase in the whorls of carpels.
Vegetable TeratologyMaxwell T. Masters
So also in some semi-double varieties of Narcissus poeticus, and in Aquilegia.
Vegetable TeratologyMaxwell T. Masters
The Columbine (Aquilegia) is a desirable plant for the border.
A Garden with House AttachedSarah Warner Brooks
The caterpillar feeds on the columbine (Aquilegia canadensis).
The Butterfly BookWilliam Jacob Holland
With fields of iris were aquilegia coerulea, violets, esparcette, and strawberries.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and CaliforniaBrevet Col. J.C. Fremont
aquilegia
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Word Origin for aquilegia
C19: from Medieval Latin, of uncertain origin
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