Definition of 'delphinium'
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noun plural -iums or -ia (-ɪə)
any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Delphinium: many varieties are cultivated as garden plants for their spikes of blue, pink, or white spurred flowers
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Word origin of 'delphinium'
C17: New Latin, from Greek delphinion larkspur, from delphis dolphin, referring to the shape of the nectary noun
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Word origin of 'delphinium'
ModL < Gr delphinion, larkspur < Gr delphis, delphin, dolphin: from some resemblance of the nectary to a dolphinTrends of 'delphinium'
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