DELPHINIUM
\dɛlfˈɪni͡əm], \dɛlfˈɪniəm], \d_ɛ_l_f_ˈɪ_n_iə_m]\
Definitions of DELPHINIUM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
By Princeton University
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any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
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from 'a dolphin,' which the flowers resemble. D, consolida seu Segetum seu Versicolor, Calcitrapa, Consolida Regalis, Branching Larkspur, Staggerweed. Ord. Ranunculaceae. Sex. Syst., Polyandria Trigynia. (F.) Pied dalouette des champs. It has been employed as a vermifuge. The flowers have been used in ophthalmia, and the seeds have the same property as those of Stavesacre.
By Robley Dunglison
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