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Delphinium
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delphinium
Translingual
thumb|Delphinium ceratophorum
thumb|D. geyeri. Note the vaguely dolphin-shaped spur extending from the back of each flower.
Etymology
From mul grc δελφῐ́νῐον larkspur because of their flower shape, thought to resemble a back of a dolphin. Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).
Proper noun
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genus family Ranunculaceae larkspurs; a few hundred species of annual, biennial or perennial flowering plants, including popular garden plants, such as delphinium
Hypernyms
genus ; Ranunculoideae subfamily - subfamily; Delphinieae tribe - tribe
Derived terms
genus Delphinium peregrinum species (violet larkspur) - type species; Delphinium ajacis species (rocket larkspur) - selected other species
Descendants
en delphinium 1
eo delfinio 1
fr delphinium dauphinelle 1 1
it delfinio 1
ru дельфи́ниум 1
References
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mul Buttercup family plants