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aquilege

DEFINITIONS OF: aquilege

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n a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains

Synonyms:
aquilegia, columbine
Types:
Aquilegia canadensis, honeysuckle, meeting house
columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers
Aquilegia caerulea, Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea, blue columbine
columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers
Aquilegia vulgaris, granny's bonnets
common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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