Definition of Delphiniums

1. Noun. (plural of delphinium) ¹

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Definition of Delphiniums

1. delphinium [n] - See also: delphinium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Delphiniums

delouses
delousing
delph
delphi technique
delphian node
delphically
delphin
delphine
delphinia
delphinic
delphinidin
delphinidins
delphinine
delphinion
delphinium
delphiniums (current term)
delphinoid
delphinoidea
delphinus
delphs
delrioite
dels
delt
delta(1)-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase
delta(5)-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
delta(8)-delta(7)-sterol isomerase
delta-(alpha-aminoadipyl)cysteinylvalinedisulfide reductase
delta-1-piperideine-6-carboxylate dehydrogenase
delta-15 desaturase

Literary usage of Delphiniums

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working by Gertrude Jekyll (1904)
"It is true that hi the early days of July we have delphiniums, ... I have found it satisfactory to grow delphiniums from seed, choosing the fine strong ..."

2. Handy Book of the Flower-garden, Being Practical Directions for the by David Thomson (1876)
"delphiniums.—Considering how, it may be said, surpassingly effective and imposing this class ... The combinations in which they can be placed in delphiniums ..."

3. Every Woman Her Own Flower Gardener: A Handy Manual of Flower Gardening for by Sophia Orne Johnson (1874)
"... PEONIES, PHLOXES, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, delphiniums, AND A SELECT LIST OF DESIRABLES. " There is a lesson in each flower, A story in each stream and bower ..."

4. Reports of the Committees for 1853, of the Massachusetts Horticultural by Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1854)
"4 00 For the second best, to J. French, . • . . 3 00 For the third best, to J. Nugent, . . . . 2 00 delphiniums.—For the best six varieties, to P. Barnes, . ..."

5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"A. Gray, An attempt to distinguish between the American delphiniums, Bot. Gaz. ... Some of the garden varieties of delphiniums are as follows: King of ..."

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