columbine

名词 columbine:

1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
   同义词：aquilegia, aquilege

col.um.bine

n.（名词）
Any of various perennial herbs of the genusAquilegia native to north temperate regions, cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers that have petals with long, hollow spurs. Also called aquilegia
耧斗菜：一种原产于北温带的常绿灌木毛茛科耧斗属 ，因其长有细长中空、花瓣绚丽的花朵而得以栽植 也作 aquilegia

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Medieval Latin columbona
源自 中世纪拉丁语 columbona的阴性词
from feminine of Latin columbonus [dovelike (from the resemblance of the inverted flower to a cluster of doves)]
源自 拉丁语 columbonus [象鸽子的（来自倒向花朵与一群鸽子相似之处）]
from columba [dove]
源自 columba [鸽]