- larkspurs
- lark·spur || 'lÉ‘ËkspÉœr /-spÉœË n. tall flowering plant
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larkspur — /lahrk sperr /, n. any of several plants belonging to the genera Delphinium and Consolida, of the buttercup family, characterized by the spur shaped formation of the calyx and petals. [1570 80; LARK1 + SPUR] * * * or delphinium Any of about 300… … Universalium
Larkspur — /lahrk sperr /, n. a town in W California. 11,064. * * * or delphinium Any of about 300 species of herbaceous plants that make up the genus Delphinium in the buttercup family, many of which are grown for their showy flower stalks. Annual… … Universalium
Baker's larkspur — Conservation status Endangered (ESA) … Wikipedia
Delphinium grandiflorum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division … Wikipedia
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Ranunculales — ▪ plant order the buttercup order of flowering plants, containing 7 families, 199 genera, and 4,445 species. Members of the order range from annual and perennial herbs to herbaceous or woody vines, shrubs, and, in a few cases, trees. They… … Universalium
Delphinium uliginosum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): E … Wikipedia
delphinium — del·phin·i·um del fin ē əm n 1) cap a large genus of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) that comprises chiefly perennial herbs with divided leaves and flowers in showy spikes and includes several esp. of the western U.S. that are toxic to… … Medical dictionary
delphinine — [del′fə nēn΄, del′fənin] n. [ DELPHINIUM + INE3] a poisonous, white, crystalline alkaloid, C33H45NO9, found in the seeds of certain larkspurs … English World dictionary
bouquet larkspur — noun : any of several cultivated larkspurs derived from a species (Delphinium grandiflorum) having finely cut leaves and flowers with spurs straight or nearly so … Useful english dictionary
