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Aquilegia   Listen
noun
aquilegia  n.  
1.
A plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.
Synonyms: columbine, aquilege





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... has been recorded in several instances. In the so-called double flowers of the Compositae, the corollas of the central florets are greatly modified, and the modifications are likewise inherited. In the columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) some of the stamens are converted into petals having the shape of nectaries, one neatly fitting into the other; but in one variety they are converted into simple petals.[785] In the hose ...
— The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. • Charles Darwin


Words linked to "Aquilegia" :   flower, blue columbine, meeting house, Aquilegia canadensis, Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea, honeysuckle, Aquilegia vulgaris, granny's bonnets, Aquilegia caerulea, aquilege, genus Aquilegia


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