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.

Origin of aquilegia

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

Words nearby aquilegia

aquiclude, aquiculture, Aquidneck Island, aquifer, Aquila, aquilegia, Aquileia, aquiline, Aquilo, Aquinas, Aquinas, Thomas

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Example sentences 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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单词	aquilegia
释义	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. Origin of aquilegia 1570–80; <New Latin, Medieval Latin, variant of aquilēia columbine Words nearby aquilegia aquiclude, aquiculture, Aquidneck Island, aquifer, Aquila, aquilegia, Aquileia, aquiline, Aquilo, Aquinas, Aquinas, Thomas Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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