- larkspur lark·spur n
- ['lɒːkˌspɜː(r)]
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larkspur lark·spur n
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lark|spur — «LAHRK spur», noun. 1. a plant with clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers on tall stalks. Larkspurs are of the crowfoot family and have a curved, petallike upper sepal shaped like a spur; delphinium. 2. the blue color characteristic of the… … Useful english dictionary
Larkspur — Lark spur, n. (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants ({Delphinium}), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is {Delphinium Consolida}. The flower of the bee… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
larkspur — lark|spur [ lark,spɜr ] noun count or uncount a plant with tall pink, white, or blue flowers or a flower of this plant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
larkspur — lark•spur [[t]ˈlɑrkˌspɜr[/t]] n. pln any of several plants belonging to the genus Delphinium, of the buttercup family, characterized by the spur shaped formation of the calyx and petals • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
larkspur — SYN: Delphinium ajacis. * * * lark·spur lärk .spər n 1) DELPHINIUM (2) 2) the dried ripe seeds of a European plant of the genus Delphinium (D. ajacis) from which an acetic tincture is sometimes prepared for use against ectoparasites (as lice) * * … Medical dictionary
larkspur — type of plant, 1570s, from LARK (Cf. lark) (n.) + SPUR (Cf. spur) (n.); so called from resemblance to the bird s large hind claws … Etymology dictionary
Bee larkspur — Bee lark spur (Bot.) See {Larkspur}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delphinium Consolida — Larkspur Lark spur, n. (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants ({Delphinium}), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is {Delphinium Consolida}. The flower of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delphinium elatum — Larkspur Lark spur, n. (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants ({Delphinium}), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is {Delphinium Consolida}. The flower of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delphinium — staphisagria Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
