AQUILEGIA

columbine, aquilegia, aquilege

(noun) a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

aquilegia (plural aquilegias)

(botany) Any member of the genus Aquilegia.

Source: Wiktionary



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16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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