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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
delphinium /dɛlˈfɪnɪəm/

▶noun (pl. delphiniums) a popular garden plant bearing tall spikes of blue flowers. [Genus Delphinium.]

– origin mod. L., from Gk delphinion ‘larkspur’, from delphin ‘dolphin’ (because of the shape of the spur, thought to resemble a dolphin's back).

'delphinium' also found in these Oxford entries:

larkspur - stavesacre

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