aquilegia

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

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

Origin of aquilegia

1
1570–80; <New Latin, Medieval Latin, variant of aquilēia columbine

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aquilegia

/ (ˌækwɪˈliːdʒɪə) /


noun
  1. another name for columbine 1

Origin of aquilegia

1
C19: from Medieval Latin, of uncertain origin

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