Delphinia
[ del-fin-ee-uh ]
/ dɛlˈfɪn i ə /
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noun
an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
Also Del·phine [del-feen] /dɛlˈfin/. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “dolphin.”
Definition for delphinia (2 of 2)
delphinium
[ del-fin-ee-uh m ]
/ dɛlˈfɪn i əm /
noun, plural del·phin·i·ums, del·phin·i·a [del-fin-ee-uh] /dɛlˈfɪn i ə/.
any of numerous plants of the genus Delphinium, especially any of various tall, cultivated species having usually blue, pink, or white flowers.
Compare larkspur.
Origin of delphinium
1655–65; < New Latin < Greek delphī́nion larkspur, derivative of delphī́s (stem delphīn-) dolphin; so called from the shape of the nectary
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Examples from the Web for delphinia
For external use in neuralgic and rheumatic affections, as a substitute for solution of delphinia.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold CooleyUncrystallised aconitia is sometimes contaminated with delphinia, as well as with aconella, another constituent of aconite root.
The sending of the maidens to propitiate the god during the Delphinia commemorates this event in the life of Theseus.
As such, his commonest name is Delphinius, the “dolphin god,” in whose honour the festival Delphinia was celebrated in Attica.
British Dictionary definitions for delphinia
delphinium
/ (dɛlˈfɪnɪəm) /
noun plural -iums or -ia (-ɪə)
any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Delphinium: many varieties are cultivated as garden plants for their spikes of blue, pink, or white spurred flowersSee also larkspur
Word Origin for delphinium
C17: New Latin, from Greek delphinion larkspur, from delphis dolphin, referring to the shape of the nectary
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