larkspurn.

Brit.

/ˈlɑːkspəː/, U.S.

/ˈlɑrkˌspər/

Etymology: < lark n.² + spur n.¹

Botany.

a. Any plant of the genus Delphinium; so called from the spur-shaped calyx. The common larkspur is D. Consolida.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > delphinium or larkspur

red maytheeOE

brown maythec1450

lark's foota1500

red maidweed1548

consound1578

lark's claw1578

larkspur1578

ox-eye1578

red camomile1578

Adonis1597

lark-heel1597

lark's toes1597

monkshood1597

rose-a-ruby1597

delphinium1666

pheasant's eye1727

red Morocco1760

rocket larkspur1778

blue rocket larkspur1784

bee-larkspur1846

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. xv. 165 The garden Larkes Spurre floureth all the Somer long.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 922 The garden Larkes spur hath a rounde stem full of branches.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 923 The wilde Larkes spur hath most fine iagged leaues.

1699 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 9) 27 Sow also Lark-Spurs.

1769 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 7) I. 89 In the Ground between these Hills and Cambridge grows naturally abundance of Larkspur.

1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax II. vi. 117 Sweet-Williams and white-Nancies, and larkspur and London-pride.

1882 Garden 11 Feb. 91/2 Larkspurs are exceedingly showy annuals.

b. The blue colour characteristic of the larkspur.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > other blues

blue-green1659

water blue1723

king's blue1778

garter-blue1792

smalt-blue1794

pencil blue1815

stone-bluea1855

azuline1864

night-blue1868

canard1872

Labrador blue1873

electric1882

chasseur-blue1900

cornflower1907

petrol blue1913

larkspur1927

petrol1927

flow-blue1961

1927 Sunday Express 27 Feb. Newest Season's colours including..Grey, Cocoa, Larkspur, Fawn.

1927 Daily Express 12 Mar. 3/5 Larkspur, a pastel blue slightly inclining to the mauve.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	larkspur
释义	larkspurn. Brit. /ˈlɑːkspəː/, U.S. /ˈlɑrkˌspər/ Etymology: < lark n.² + spur n.¹ Botany. a. Any plant of the genus Delphinium; so called from the spur-shaped calyx. The common larkspur is D. Consolida. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > delphinium or larkspur red maytheeOE brown maythec1450 lark's foota1500 red maidweed1548 consound1578 lark's claw1578 larkspur1578 ox-eye1578 red camomile1578 Adonis1597 lark-heel1597 lark's toes1597 monkshood1597 rose-a-ruby1597 delphinium1666 pheasant's eye1727 red Morocco1760 rocket larkspur1778 blue rocket larkspur1784 bee-larkspur1846 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. xv. 165 The garden Larkes Spurre floureth all the Somer long. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 922 The garden Larkes spur hath a rounde stem full of branches. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 923 The wilde Larkes spur hath most fine iagged leaues. 1699 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 9) 27 Sow also Lark-Spurs. 1769 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 7) I. 89 In the Ground between these Hills and Cambridge grows naturally abundance of Larkspur. 1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax II. vi. 117 Sweet-Williams and white-Nancies, and larkspur and London-pride. 1882 Garden 11 Feb. 91/2 Larkspurs are exceedingly showy annuals. b. The blue colour characteristic of the larkspur. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > other blues blue-green1659 water blue1723 king's blue1778 garter-blue1792 smalt-blue1794 pencil blue1815 stone-bluea1855 azuline1864 night-blue1868 canard1872 Labrador blue1873 electric1882 chasseur-blue1900 cornflower1907 petrol blue1913 larkspur1927 petrol1927 flow-blue1961 1927 Sunday Express 27 Feb. Newest Season's colours including..Grey, Cocoa, Larkspur, Fawn. 1927 Daily Express 12 Mar. 3/5 Larkspur, a pastel blue slightly inclining to the mauve. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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