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delphinium

del·phin·i·um [ del fínnee əm ] (plural del·phin·i·ums)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant with flower spikes: a tall ornamental plant. Flowers: blue or white in long spikes. Genus Delphinium.

[Early 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek delphinion "larkspur" < delphis "dolphin"; from the shape of the flower]
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