delphinium
See also: Delphinium
English
editEtymology
editFrom the genus name (translingual Delphinium).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdelphinium (countable and uncountable, plural delphiniums or delphinia)
- (countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers; a larkspur.
- (countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
- delphinium:
Translations
editplant — see larkspur
shade of blue
See also
edit- Delphinium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek δελφίνιον (delphínion).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdelphinium m (plural delphiniums)
- delphinium
- Synonym: pied-d’alouette
Further reading
edit- “delphinium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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