aquilegia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌækwɪˈliːdʒɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ak′wə lē′jē ə, ā′kwə-)


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aq•ui•le•gi•a  (ak′wə lē′jē ə, ā′kwə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany plant belonging to the genus Aquilegia, of the buttercup family, comprising the columbines.
  • Neo-Latin, Medieval Latin, variant of aquilēia columbine
  • 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aquilegia / ˌækwɪˈliːdʒɪə/
  1. another name for columbine1
Etymology: 19th Century: from Medieval Latin, of uncertain origin
'aquilegia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
columbine

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