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单词 delphinium
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Definition of delphinium in English:

delphinium

nounPlural delphiniums dɛlˈfɪnɪəmdɛlˈfɪniəm
  • A popular garden plant of the buttercup family, which bears tall spikes of blue flowers.

    翠雀属植物;飞燕草,翠雀

    Genus Delphinium, family Ranunculaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many other garden plants are also highly toxic, including rhubarb leaves, autumn crocuses, delphiniums, foxgloves and laburnum.
    • The air flow discourages fungal diseases and, because it's slowed down by the trellis, is gentler on plants like delphiniums that can easily be snapped by a sudden gust of wind.
    • A few delphiniums or campanulas, for example, can turn a country bouquet into a work of art.
    • Put stakes and supports in place for tall, herbaceous plants, like peonies and delphiniums.
    • Next, to create a casual country look, she interspersed three large fieldstones in the bed, then planted flowering perennials such as astilbe, columbine, delphinium, and hellebore among them.
    • She uses all colors, but especially likes the bold blues of delphiniums and larkspur and the soft blue of Russian sage.
    • Enjoy lobelia, lupins and delphiniums while you can.
    • Around the barn a flagged terrace is encircled by cottage garden plants, such as delphiniums, rambling roses, geraniums, dianthus and lupins.
    • Plants that may require staking to hold their blooms high include Canterbury bells, hollyhocks, and verbascums, with foxgloves and delphiniums in the upper garden zones.
    • The upper bed is mostly for perennials, including red-and-white columbines, purple blue campanulas, and tall blue delphiniums fronted by yellow and orange Iceland poppies.
    • Other pricey plants that easily start from seed include delphiniums, foxgloves, black-eyed Susans, and coneflowers.
    • In the greenhouse are growing delphiniums, various blue and white campanula and white agerathemums.
    • I love plants in season - old roses are a summer favourite - and I've got delphiniums, pelargoniums, agapanthus, tulips, silver birch, to name a few.
    • Fastening tall plants, such as crocosmia or delphinium, to stakes has never been an easy task.
    • Some flowers, such as delphiniums, keep their color better if dried quickly near sources of warm air such as a heater.
    • Seeds of most hardy perennials - including bleeding heart, butterfly weed, columbine, delphinium, liatris, and penstemon - require a period of chilling to germinate.
    • Roses are beginning to bloom, delphiniums are tall and lupins dot the beds with their spikes of bright colour.
    • Near the back of that same border I have some very tall delphiniums and Aconitum.
    • Near the house, which bounds one side of the garden, she grows towering delphiniums and hollyhocks for their strong vertical interest.
    • If I am diligent I can get an extra few weeks out of the delphiniums, foxgloves and monkshood by removing the spent blooms.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek delphinion 'larkspur', from delphin 'dolphin' (because of the shape of the spur, thought to resemble a dolphin's back).

Rhymes

actinium, aluminium, condominium

Definition of delphinium in US English:

delphinium

noundɛlˈfɪniəmdelˈfinēəm
  • A popular garden plant of the buttercup family, which bears tall spikes of blue flowers.

    翠雀属植物;飞燕草,翠雀

    Genus Delphinium, family Ranunculaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Roses are beginning to bloom, delphiniums are tall and lupins dot the beds with their spikes of bright colour.
    • I love plants in season - old roses are a summer favourite - and I've got delphiniums, pelargoniums, agapanthus, tulips, silver birch, to name a few.
    • Some flowers, such as delphiniums, keep their color better if dried quickly near sources of warm air such as a heater.
    • A few delphiniums or campanulas, for example, can turn a country bouquet into a work of art.
    • Many other garden plants are also highly toxic, including rhubarb leaves, autumn crocuses, delphiniums, foxgloves and laburnum.
    • The upper bed is mostly for perennials, including red-and-white columbines, purple blue campanulas, and tall blue delphiniums fronted by yellow and orange Iceland poppies.
    • If I am diligent I can get an extra few weeks out of the delphiniums, foxgloves and monkshood by removing the spent blooms.
    • Near the house, which bounds one side of the garden, she grows towering delphiniums and hollyhocks for their strong vertical interest.
    • Near the back of that same border I have some very tall delphiniums and Aconitum.
    • Plants that may require staking to hold their blooms high include Canterbury bells, hollyhocks, and verbascums, with foxgloves and delphiniums in the upper garden zones.
    • Enjoy lobelia, lupins and delphiniums while you can.
    • Next, to create a casual country look, she interspersed three large fieldstones in the bed, then planted flowering perennials such as astilbe, columbine, delphinium, and hellebore among them.
    • Around the barn a flagged terrace is encircled by cottage garden plants, such as delphiniums, rambling roses, geraniums, dianthus and lupins.
    • Other pricey plants that easily start from seed include delphiniums, foxgloves, black-eyed Susans, and coneflowers.
    • Fastening tall plants, such as crocosmia or delphinium, to stakes has never been an easy task.
    • The air flow discourages fungal diseases and, because it's slowed down by the trellis, is gentler on plants like delphiniums that can easily be snapped by a sudden gust of wind.
    • Seeds of most hardy perennials - including bleeding heart, butterfly weed, columbine, delphinium, liatris, and penstemon - require a period of chilling to germinate.
    • In the greenhouse are growing delphiniums, various blue and white campanula and white agerathemums.
    • Put stakes and supports in place for tall, herbaceous plants, like peonies and delphiniums.
    • She uses all colors, but especially likes the bold blues of delphiniums and larkspur and the soft blue of Russian sage.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek delphinion ‘larkspur’, from delphin ‘dolphin’ (because of the shape of the spur, thought to resemble a dolphin's back).

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