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Aquilegia
Aquilegia
Translingual
Proper noun
Aquilegia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – the columbines.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Ranunculaceae - family; Isopyroideae - subfamily; Isopyreae - tribe; Isopyrineae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aquilegia sect. Aquilegia, Aquilegia sect. Darwasianae, Aquilegia sect. Glandulosae, Aquilegia sect. Lactiflorae, Aquilegia sect. Parviflorae, Aquilegia sect. Viridiflorae - sections
- Aquilegia vulgaris - type species; for other species see Aquilegia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
aquilegia
aquilegia
English
Noun
aquilegia (plural aquilegias)
- (botany) Any member of the genus Aquilegia.
- 2015 November 14, Alys Fowler, “Alys Fowler: get a head start on spring”, in The Guardian:
- 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.