noun
a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
• Hypernyms: ↑flower
• Hyponyms:
↑meeting house, ↑honeysuckle, ↑Aquilegia canadensis, ↑blue columbine, ↑Aquilegia caerulea, ↑Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea, ↑granny's bonnets, ↑Aquilegia vulgaris
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Aquilegia
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlēj\ noun (-s)Etymology: New Latin aguilegia
: columbine 1
Useful english dictionary. 2012.