Delphinium vs. Larkspur

Delphiniumnoun

(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.

Delphiniumnoun

A shade of blue, named for the flowers.

Delphiniumnoun

any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances

Delphinium

Delphinium is a genus of about 300 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa. The genus was erected by Carl Linnaeus.All members of the genus Delphinium are toxic to humans and livestock.

Larkspurnoun

Any plant of the genus Delphinium or Consolida

Larkspurnoun

In particular, a tall robust flowering plant with many purplish-blue flowers, Delphinium glaucum.

Larkspurnoun

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 larkspur (Delphinium elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee.

Larkspurnoun

any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium

Larkspurnoun

an annual Mediterranean plant of the buttercup family, which bears spikes of spurred flowers. It is closely related to the delphiniums, with which it has been bred to produce a number of cultivated hybrids.