Aquilegia - Aquilegia

Japanese: オダマキ属 - おだまきぞく
Aquilegia - Aquilegia

…The name columbine comes from the fact that the shape of its flower resembles a spool, or a spool for winding thread. The English name of the genus Aquilegia , columbine, means pigeon, and the flower's shape is likely a reference to a pigeon flying. The rhizome branches upright and has clusters of basal leaves. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions the genus "Aquilegia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オダマキの名は,その花容が苧環(おだまき),すなわち紡ぎ糸を巻く糸巻きの形に似るところから名付けられた。オダマキ属Aquilegiaの英名columbineはハト(鳩)の意で,その花容をハトが飛ぶ姿に見立てたものであろう。根茎は直立分岐し,根生葉を叢生(そうせい)する。…

※「オダマキ属」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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