DELPHINIUM


Meaning of DELPHINIUM in English

/ 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).

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