HyperDic: columbine

English > 1 sense of the word columbine:
NOUNplantcolumbine, aquilegia, aquilegea plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers
columbine > pronunciation
Soundskaa'lahmbay.n
Rhymesaffine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn...
English > columbine: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains.
Synonymsaquilegia, aquilege
Member ofgenus Aquilegiacolumbine
Narrowerblue columbine, Aquilegia caerulea, Aquilegia scopulorum calcareacolumbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers
granny's bonnets, Aquilegia vulgarisCommon European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers
meeting house, honeysuckle, Aquilegia canadensiscolumbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers
BroaderflowerA plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
Spanishaguileña, aquilege, aquilegia, campanilla, colombina, farolillo
Catalanaguilera, aquilegia, corniol

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