/ delˈfɪniəm; NAmE / noun
a tall garden plant with blue or white flowers growing up its stem
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WORD ORIGIN
modern Latin , from Greek delphinion larkspur, from delphin dolphin (because of the shape of the spur, thought to resemble a dolphin's back).
/ delˈfɪniəm; NAmE / noun
a tall garden plant with blue or white flowers growing up its stem
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WORD ORIGIN
modern Latin , from Greek delphinion larkspur, from delphin dolphin (because of the shape of the spur, thought to resemble a dolphin's back).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005