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BNC: 35282 COCA: 28077
BNC: 35282 COCA: 28077

delphinium

noun

del·​phin·​i·​um del-ˈfi-nē-əm How to pronounce delphinium (audio)
: any of a large genus (Delphinium) of the buttercup family that comprises chiefly perennial erect branching herbs with palmately divided leaves and irregular flowers in showy spikes and includes several that are poisonous compare larkspur

Illustration of delphinium

Illustration of delphinium

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium, Icelandic poppies and delphinium. oregonlive, 3 June 2022 Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium, Icelandic poppies and delphinium. oregonlive, 3 June 2022 Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium, Icelandic poppies and delphinium. oregonlive, 3 June 2022 Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium, Icelandic poppies and delphinium. oregonlive, 3 June 2022 Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium, Icelandic poppies and delphinium. oregonlive, 3 June 2022 Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium, Icelandic poppies and delphinium. oregonlive, 3 June 2022 These were yellow and orange eremuri, gladioli, snapdragons, peach foxgloves, cow parsley, solidaster, oncidium orchids, blue and purple delphinium, pink hydrangeas, agapanthus, peonies, and garden roses. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 June 2022 Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium, Icelandic poppies and delphinium. oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, genus name, from Greek delphinion larkspur, diminutive of delphin-, delphis dolphin; probably from the shape of the nectary

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of delphinium was in 1664
BNC: 35282 COCA: 28077

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