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Delphinium

noun
(pl. delphiniums, delphinia)
1.
Any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances.



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Delphinium ajacis
genus Delphinium


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"Delphinium" Quotes from Famous Books



... by which the names of flowers can be taught in the shortest possible time, especially as the flowers have been carefully selected to exclude all but the fashionable. After only two lessons the pupil is in a position to lead a visitor through the garden and casually and accurately enumerate every delphinium and climbing rose in it. Suitable adjectives to apply to flowers are ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914 • Various


Words linked to "Delphinium" :   flower, Delphinium ajacis, larkspur, genus Delphinium


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