delphinium

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɛlˈfɪniəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(del fin′ē əm)

Inflections of 'delphinium' (n):
delphiniums
npl
delphinia
npl

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
del•phin•i•um  (del fin′ē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -i•ums, -i•a 
    (-ē ə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Plant Biologyany of numerous plants of the genus Delphinium, esp. any of various tall, cultivated species having usually blue, pink, or white flowers. Cf. larkspur. 
  • Greek delphí̄nion larkspur, derivative of delphí̄s (stem delphīn-) dolphin; so called from the shape of the nectary
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
delphinium /dɛlˈfɪnɪəm/ n ( pl -iums, -ia /-ɪə/)
  1. 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
Etymology: 17th Century: New Latin, from Greek delphinion larkspur, from delphis dolphin, referring to the shape of the nectary
'delphinium' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
larkspur - stavesacre - buttercup family - delphinin - delphinine - red larkspur - Siberian larkspur

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