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aquilegia noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌæk.wɪˈliː.dʒə/ us /ˌæk.wəˈliː.dʒə/pluralaquilegia or aquilegias a plant with brightly coloured flowers with five pointed petals that hang down and that is grown in gardens: A swathe of pink and purple aquilegia filled the cottage flowerbed. They decided to plant aquilegias, which are easy to grow and flower early. Aquilegia are tough plants requiring little attention. Choose aquilegias, hellebores, and foxgloves if you want flowers to spread quickly in your garden. Aquilegias grow wild and in abundance throughout the northern hemisphere. I love the elegant, delicate flowers of the aquilegia. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium euphorbia loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |