columbine

Thân thiện

A columbine blooms with delicate purple and white flowers in the garden.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A perennial flowering plant of the genus Aquilegia: A herbaceous plant known for its distinctive, often showy flowers with five spurred petals that are irregular in shape. It is commonly found in temperate regions, particularly in mountainous areas of the Northern Hemisphere.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The garden was filled with blue and white columbines.
  • Columbines are a favorite among hummingbirds because of their nectar-rich spurs.

Advanced Usage

• Botanical Context: In botanical and horticultural discussions, "columbine" specifically refers to plants within the genus . The name is often used in common compound names for species, such as "European columbine" () or "Rocky Mountain columbine" ().
  • The Rocky Mountain columbine is the state flower of Colorado.

Variants and Related Words

• Aquilegia (n): The scientific genus name for columbine plants.
• Granny's bonnet (n): A common name for certain types of columbine, particularly , due to the flower's shape.

Synonyms

• Aquilegia: The Latin genus name, used interchangeably in formal contexts.
• Crowfoot: An older, less common name sometimes used for plants in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), to which columbines belong. (Note: This is a broader term and not a direct synonym for all contexts.)

Related Phrases and Idioms

(This word does not commonly appear in idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs.)

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aquilegia
• aquilege