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North temperate regions especially mountains
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aquilegia
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Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet or columbine ) is a genus of about 60-70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows , woodlands , and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals of their flowers ...
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aquilegia \aquilegia\ n. 1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains. Syn: columbine, aquilege
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n. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains [syn: columbine , aquilege ]
Usage examples of aquilegia.
Granddaughter of Queen Theodora (now deceased) of Karrone, youngest child of Duchess Ermoldia (now deceased) of Aquilegia, daughter of two fathers, Prince Pepin (now deceased) of Karrone who had sired her and Lord Gunther (now deceased) of Brixia who had raised her, most favored cleric of King Arnulf (now deceased), she had been ordained twenty years ago as biscop of Mainni when the previous biscop had suddenly died.
Akelei: a five-petalled flower of the buttercup family, from the Latin Aquilegia.