Aquilegia

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A columbine; any member of the genus Aquilegia.

    "As for what to plant, stick to the tough, reliable types that will overwinter easily: perennials such as anemones, sedums, echinops (Echinops ritro is a beast – just a warning), aquilegias, Rudbeckia fulgida and its like, heucheras, Brunnera macrophylla, geraniums, geums and Knautia macedonica are made for autumn planting."

  2. 2
    a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains wordnet

Etymology

From the genus name.

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