aquilege

aquilege
aquilege aquilege n. 1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.

Syn: columbine, aquilegia [WordNet 1.5]


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  • aquilege — noun a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains • Syn: ↑columbine, ↑aquilegia • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Hyponyms: ↑meeting house, ↑honeysuckle …   Useful english dictionary

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  • AQUA — I. AQUA Vide infra Daphne. II. AQUA ab Dorico αἰκὸς, h. e. aequus sive levis, Voss. Orat. Institut. l. 4. c. 6. Etsi nec absurde Caes. Scaliger in Theophr. de Plant. L. 1. ubi et Graecos sic appellâsse antiquitus, colligit ex nomine ᾿αχελῶος. Ob… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Aquilegia caerulea — noun columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long spurred blue flowers • Syn: ↑blue columbine, ↑Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea • Hypernyms: ↑columbine, ↑aquilegia, ↑aquilege • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aquilegia canadensis — noun columbine of eastern North America having long spurred red flowers • Syn: ↑meeting house, ↑honeysuckle • Hypernyms: ↑columbine, ↑aquilegia, ↑aquilege • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Aquilegi …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea — noun columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long spurred blue flowers • Syn: ↑blue columbine, ↑Aquilegia caerulea • Hypernyms: ↑columbine, ↑aquilegia, ↑aquilege • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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