aquilegia
/ˌækwɪˈliːdʒjə/noun
1- a plant of the buttercup family, which bears showy flowers with backward-pointing spurs. Native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, it is widely grown in gardens.耧斗菜。
1.1
- Genus Aquilegia, family Ranunculaceae.耧斗菜属, 毛茛科。参见COLUMBINE.
词源
from medieval Latin, probably from Latin aquilegus water-collecting.