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larkspur

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lark·spur  (lärkspûr)
n.
See delphinium.
larkspur [ˈlɑːkˌspɜː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various ranunculaceous plants of the genus Delphinium, with spikes of blue, pink, or white irregular spurred flowers
[lark1 + spur]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.larkspurlarkspur - any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
delphinium - any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
Translations
larkspur [ˈlɑːkspɜːʳ] N → espuela f de caballero
larkspur
n → Rittersporn m
larkspur [ˈlɑːkˌspɜːʳ] n → delfinio
larkspur [ˈlɑːkˌspɜːʳ] n → delfinio


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I gather the larkspur Over the hillside, Blown mid the chaos Of boulder and bellbine; Hating the tyrant Who made me an outcast, Who of his leisure Now spares me no moment: Drinking the mountain spring, Shading at noon-day Under the cypress My limbs from the sun glare.
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It was the arm of a Saxon goddess; but no immortal had that exquisite, homely naturalness; and Philip thought of a cottage garden with the dear flowers which bloom in all men's hearts, of the hollyhock and the red and white rose which is called York and Lancaster, and of love--in-a-mist and Sweet William, and honeysuckle, larkspur, and London Pride.
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