larkspur

See also: Larkspur

English

Etymology

lark + spur, so named for the spur's shape, which resembles the hind toe of a lark.

Noun

larkspur (countable and uncountable, plural larkspurs)

  1. A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida

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