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aquilegia

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aq·ui·le·gi·a  (kw-lj-, -lj)
n.
See columbine.
[Medieval Latin aquilgia.]
aquilegia [ˌækwɪˈliːdʒɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for columbine1
[from Medieval Latin, of uncertain origin]
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Noun1.aquilegia - a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowersaquilegia - a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
aquilege, columbine
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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