aquilegia

aq ui le gi a |ˌakwəˈlēj (ē )ə ˌækwəˈliʤiə | ▶noun a plant of the buttercup family, bearing showy flowers with backward-pointing spurs. Native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, it is widely grown in gardens. [Genus Aquilegia, family Ranunculaceae. See also columbine . ] ORIGIN from medieval Latin, probably from Latin aquilegus ‘water collecting. ’

aquilegia

aquilegia |ˌakwɪˈliːdʒə | ▶noun a plant of the buttercup family, which bears showy flowers with backward-pointing spurs. Native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, it is widely grown in gardens. ●Genus Aquilegia, family Ranunculaceae. See also columbine . ORIGIN from medieval Latin, probably from Latin aquilegus ‘water-collecting ’.