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Definition of Delphinium
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances.
Definition of Delphinium
1. Noun. A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus ''Delphinium'', with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers. ¹
2. Noun. A shade of blue, named for the flowers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Delphinium
1. [n -NIA or -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Delphinium
Literary usage of Delphinium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1896)
"Seedling of delphinium elatum FIG. 104.—Seedling of delphinium Two-thirds nat.
size. ... Seedling of delphinium FIG. 106.—Seedling of Cordia sub- nudicaule. ..."
2. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"The characteristic tissues of the field larkspur (delphinium Con- solida L.) are
... In this species (delphinium Staphysagria L.) the brown walls of the ..."
3. The Floral Cabinet and Magazine of Exotic Botany by George Beauchamp Knowles, Frederic Westcott (1837)
"delphinium divaricatum. Ledebour. This beautiful annual is a native of ...
It appears to be nearly allied to delphinium consolida, if we examine the ..."
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