transcription, транскрипция: [ del-ˈfi-nē-əm ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek delphinion larkspur, diminutive of delphin-, delphis dolphin; probably from the shape of the nectary
Date: 1664
: any of a large genus ( Delphinium ) of the buttercup family that comprises chiefly perennial erect branching herbs with palmately divided leaves and irregular flowers in showy spikes and includes several that are poisonous — compare larkspur