No. 4,630 in Swedish
akleja
Akleja: Columbine (a type of flowering plant).
In a sentence
Jag planterade en akleja i trädgården igår.
I planted a columbine in the garden yesterday.
Using 'akleja' to denote the flower itself, which is a plant commonly grown in gardens.
Visste du att akleja är en av de mest tåliga blommorna?
Did you know that columbines are among the most resilient flowers?
Here, 'akleja' refers to the plant in a general sense, discussing its characteristics.
Barnen ritade bilder av aklejor i konstklassen.
The children drew pictures of columbines in art class.
In this sentence, 'aklejor' is the plural form, used to describe depictions or representations of the flower.
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