Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A perennial plant of the genus Delphinium of the buttercup family, especially any of several tall cultivated varieties having palmate leaves and long racemes of showy, variously colored spurred flowers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An extensive genus of the natural order Ranunculaceæ, consisting of annual or perennial herbaceous plants, with usually blue, purple, or white flowers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus
Delphinium , with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers. - noun A shade of
blue , named for the flowers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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[3] The delphinium flower resembles the bottle-like nose of a dolphin; as a result, delphinium comes from the Greek word delphis, meaning "dolphin."
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[3] The delphinium flower resembles the bottle-like nose of a dolphin; as a result, delphinium comes from the Greek word delphis, meaning "dolphin."
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He used delphinium and white garden roses for the Met's Americanwing opening dinner.
The Master Builder of Towers of Flowers Lauren Porcaro Dorment 2012
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The year of the delphinium … at least in my garden
Clematis ‘Avant Garde’ — a tiny show-stopper « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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The Duke manse is beautiful, and it was decorated with a blue carpet, blue hydrangeas, Scottish thistle, delphinium and peonies to accent the silver, blue and white collection, designed by the fashion house's creative director Massimiliano Giornetti, who has quite a few consonants in his name.
Salvatore Ferragamo's Grand U.S. Show Marshall Heyman 2011
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The year of the delphinium … at least in my garden
The year of the delphinium…at least in my garden « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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Poke fake delphiniums into real delphinium foliage, or delphinium-like plants growing in a natural position, not scrunched together in a bouquet.
Suzy Bales: Fake Flowers: Ever Green and Always Growing Suzy Bales 2010
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The year of the delphinium … at least in my garden
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So there in the conservatory, the dandelion has a place of honor among lupines and delphinium, lilies and tulips, ferns, hydrangeas and a fruiting grapevine.
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The year of the delphinium … at least in my garden
Bloomerang Lilac: Too good to be true?! « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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