delphinium
/delˈfɪnɪəm/noun
(pl.delphiniums)
1- 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。
1.1
- Genus Delphinium, family Ranunculaceae.翠雀属, 毛茛科。
词源
modern Latin， from Greek delphinion 'larkspur'， from delphin dolphin （because of the shape of the spur， thought to resemble a dolphin's back）.