delphiniumn.

Brit.

/dɛlˈfɪnɪəm/, U.S.

/dɛlˈfɪniəm/

Etymology: Botanical Latin Delphīnium, < Greek δελϕίνιον larkspur (Dioscorides), diminutive of δελϕίν dolphin (so named from the form of the nectary).

Botany.

a. A genus of plants, family Ranunculaceæ, with handsome flowers of irregular form, comprising the common larkspur and many other species. The name is in ordinary horticultural use for the cultivated species and varieties.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > delphinium or larkspur

red maytheeOE

brown maythec1450

lark's foota1500

red maidweed1548

consound1578

lark's claw1578

larkspur1578

ox-eye1578

red camomile1578

Adonis1597

lark-heel1597

lark's toes1597

monkshood1597

rose-a-ruby1597

delphinium1666

pheasant's eye1727

red Morocco1760

rocket larkspur1778

blue rocket larkspur1784

bee-larkspur1846

1666 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 2) 38 Sow divers Annuals..as double Marigolds, Digitalis, Delphinium.

1882 The Garden 3 June 384/1 Another fine group is formed by a row of tall-growing Delphiniums..in front of Clematises and Roses.

b. A deep blue like that of the indigo-blue delphinium.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > deep blue

powder blue1628

zaffre1662

ultramarine1695

smalt1775

ultramarine blue (or colour)1781

royal blue1782

smalt-blue1794

mazarine blue1803

blue feldspar1804

lazulite1807

cobalt1835

Vienna blue1835

Venetian bluec1840

bleu-de-roi1848

gentian blue1848

gentian1854

mazarine1857

night-blue1865

lapis lazuli1870

Reckitt's blue1877

royal1885

Littler's blue1904

delphine1909

delphinium1923

Madonna blue1932

1923 Daily Mail 23 Apr. 6 Exclusive colourings, including..Delphinium, Saxe.

1927 Observer 9 Oct. 21 Nut Brown, Cocoa, Delphinium.

1970 Guardian 5 May 7/1 Mini dress..coffee, apple, rose or delphinium print on green.

1971 M. Lee Dying for Fun xlvii. 220 Pretty girls dressed in pastiche rags and delphinium-blue wellington boots.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delphinium
释义	delphiniumn. Brit. /dɛlˈfɪnɪəm/, U.S. /dɛlˈfɪniəm/ Etymology: Botanical Latin Delphīnium, < Greek δελϕίνιον larkspur (Dioscorides), diminutive of δελϕίν dolphin (so named from the form of the nectary). Botany. a. A genus of plants, family Ranunculaceæ, with handsome flowers of irregular form, comprising the common larkspur and many other species. The name is in ordinary horticultural use for the cultivated species and varieties. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > delphinium or larkspur red maytheeOE brown maythec1450 lark's foota1500 red maidweed1548 consound1578 lark's claw1578 larkspur1578 ox-eye1578 red camomile1578 Adonis1597 lark-heel1597 lark's toes1597 monkshood1597 rose-a-ruby1597 delphinium1666 pheasant's eye1727 red Morocco1760 rocket larkspur1778 blue rocket larkspur1784 bee-larkspur1846 1666 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 2) 38 Sow divers Annuals..as double Marigolds, Digitalis, Delphinium. 1882 The Garden 3 June 384/1 Another fine group is formed by a row of tall-growing Delphiniums..in front of Clematises and Roses. b. A deep blue like that of the indigo-blue delphinium. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > deep blue powder blue1628 zaffre1662 ultramarine1695 smalt1775 ultramarine blue (or colour)1781 royal blue1782 smalt-blue1794 mazarine blue1803 blue feldspar1804 lazulite1807 cobalt1835 Vienna blue1835 Venetian bluec1840 bleu-de-roi1848 gentian blue1848 gentian1854 mazarine1857 night-blue1865 lapis lazuli1870 Reckitt's blue1877 royal1885 Littler's blue1904 delphine1909 delphinium1923 Madonna blue1932 1923 Daily Mail 23 Apr. 6 Exclusive colourings, including..Delphinium, Saxe. 1927 Observer 9 Oct. 21 Nut Brown, Cocoa, Delphinium. 1970 Guardian 5 May 7/1 Mini dress..coffee, apple, rose or delphinium print on green. 1971 M. Lee Dying for Fun xlvii. 220 Pretty girls dressed in pastiche rags and delphinium-blue wellington boots. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1666
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