Meanings
noundelphinium (countable and uncountable, plural delphiniums or delphinia)
plural delphiniums · plural delphinia
- countableA cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers; a larkspur.
The engagement photos were set in a leafy bower festooned with pink and white roses, anemones, lilies and delphinium, like something straight out of an enchanted garden.
2025 August 27, Vanessa Friedman, “The Ralph Lauren Look of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Photos”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025 - countableuncountableA shade of blue, named for the flowers.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδελφῐ́νῐον“larkspur”
- translingualDelphinium
- Englishdelphinium
From the genus name (translingual Delphinium), from Ancient Greek δελφῐ́νῐον (delphĭ́nĭon, “larkspur”).
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delphinium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delphinium
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“delphinium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delphinium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delphinium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delphinium.
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