columbine
/ˈkɒləmbaɪn/noun
1- an aquilegia which has long-spurred flowers that are typically purplish-blue耧斗菜; 耧斗菜属植物。
1.1
- Genus Aquilegia, family Ranunculaceae, especially A. vulgaris and its hybrids.耧斗菜属, 毛茛科, 尤指普通耧斗菜及其杂交品种。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French colombine, from medieval Latin colombina （herba） 'dovelike (plant)', from Latin columba 'dove' (from the supposed resemblance of the flower to a cluster of five doves).