delphinium
any of numerous plants of the genus Delphinium, especially any of various tall, cultivated species having usually blue, pink, or white flowers.
Origin of delphinium
1- Compare larkspur.
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How to use delphinium in a sentence
The salon bleu drew its name from the thousands of delphiniums blossoming from the walls.
Raf Simons Debuts at Christian Dior With Couture Collection | Robin Givhan | July 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTDelphiniums are hardy and long-lived (unless the worm gets them), and, once planted, they live a dozen years.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd ElyDelphiniums are greedy feeders, and pay for rich cultivation and for liberal manurial mulches and waterings.
Wood and Garden | Gertrude JekyllIt is true that in the early days of July we have Delphiniums, the grandest blues of the flower year.
Wood and Garden | Gertrude JekyllThere are the delphiniums, and some pansies and some pinks, and a great many purple irises.
In the Mountains | Elizabeth von Arnim
To the south of the delphiniums was a great bank of bridal wreath chrysanthemums, white as the driven snow.
British Dictionary definitions for delphinium
/ (dɛlˈfɪnɪəm) /
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
Origin of delphinium
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