del.phin.i.um
n.(名词)A plant of the genusDelphinium, especially any of several tall cultivated varieties having palmate leaves and long racemes of showy, variously colored spurred flowers. Also called larkspur 飞燕草:一种飞燕草属 植物,特别是指那些具有掌状叶形,长而醒目的总状花序,色彩各异的短植花蕾的高大植物 也作 larkspur
来源:New Latin Delphinium [genus name] 现代拉丁语 Delphinium [飞燕草属名] from Greek delphinion [larkspur] 源自 希腊语 delphinion [飞燕草属] diminutive of delphis delphin- [dolphin (from the shape of the nectary)] delphis的小后缀 delphin- [海豚(因蜜腺形状与海豚相似,故名)]