larkspur
See also: Larkspur
English
Etymology
From lark + spur, so named for the spur's shape, which resembles the hind toe of a lark.
Pronunciation
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Noun
larkspur (countable and uncountable, plural larkspurs)
- A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida
Derived terms
- bee larkspur (Delphinium elatum)
- bouquet larkspur (Delphinium grandiflorum vars.)
- candle larkspur (Delphinium cultorum)
- canyon larkspur (Delphinium nudicaule)
- common larkspur (Consolida ajacis, syn. Delphinium ajacis)
- duncecap larkspur (Delphinium × occidentale)
- dwarf larkspur (Delphinium tricorne)
- eastern larkspur (Consolida orientalis, syn. Delphinium hispanicum)
- field larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida)
- foothills larkspur (Delphinium geyeri)
- forking larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida)
- larkspur violet (Viola pedatifida)
- Menzies larkspur (Delphinium menziesii)
- Monterey larkspur (Delphinium hutchinsoniae)
- mountain larkspur (Delphinium glaucum)
- mountain marsh larkspur (Delphinium polycladon)
- musk larkspur (Delphinium brunonianum)
- Nuttal's larkspur (Delphinium nuttallii, Delphinium nuttallianum)
- orange larkspur (Delphinium nudicaule)
- Pacific giant larkspur (Delphinium elatum)
- Parry's larkspur (Delphinium parryi)
- pine forest larkspur (Delphinium gracilentum)
- plains larkspur (Delphinium geyeri)
- prairie larkspur (Delphinium virescens)
- red larkspur (Delphinium nudicaule)
- rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis, syn. Delphinium ajacis)
- rock larkspur (Delphinium tricorne)
- scarlet larkspur (Delphinium cardinale)
- Siberian larkspur (Delphinium grandiflorum)
- Sierra larkspur (Delphinium glaucum)
- tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi, (Delphinium exaltatum)
- For more see List of Delphinium species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
Delphinium
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