Delphinium
See also: delphinium
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δελφῐ́νῐον (delphĭ́nĭon, “larkspur”) because of their flower shape, thought to resemble a back of a dolphin. Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]
Proper noun
Delphinium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – larkspurs; a few hundred species of annual, biennial or perennial flowering plants, including popular garden plants, such as delphinium.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots – clades; Ranunculales – order; Ranunculaceae – family; Ranunculoideae - subfamily; Delphinieae - tribe
Derived terms
- (genus): Delphinium peregrinum (violet larkspur) - type species; Delphinium ajacis (rocket larkspur) - selected other species
Descendants
- → English: delphinium
- → Esperanto: delfinio
- → French: delphinium, → dauphinelle (calque)
- → Italian: delfinio
- → Russian: дельфи́ниум (delʹfínium)
References
- Delphinium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Delphinium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Delphinium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
- ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.