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Definition of 'delphinium'

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delphinium

(delfɪniəm )
Word forms: plural delphiniums
countable noun
A delphinium is a garden plant which has a tall stem with blue flowers growing up it.
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delphinium in British

(dɛlˈfɪnɪəm )
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
See also larkspur
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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
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delphinium in American

(dɛlˈfɪniəm ; delfinˈēəm)
noun
any of a genus (Delphinium) of plants of the buttercup family, bearing spikes of spurred, irregular flowers, usually blue, on tall stalks: several species are poisonous
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'delphinium'
ModL < Gr delphinion, larkspur < Gr delphis, delphin, dolphin: from some resemblance of the nectary to a dolphin

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Time creeps upon us as the night-slugs creep upon the delphinium spires, eating them to nothing. various

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Nearby words of 'delphinium'

  • Delphini
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  • delphinium
  • delphinoid
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