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- [lahrk-spur]
- /ˈlɑrkˌspɜr/
- /delˈfɪn.i.əm/
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- [lahrk-spur]
- /ˈlɑrkˌspɜr/
Definitions of larkspur word
- noun larkspur a town in W California. 1
- noun larkspur An annual Mediterranean plant of the buttercup family that bears spikes of spurred flowers. It is closely related to the delphiniums, with which it has been bred to produce a number of cultivated hybrids. 1
- noun larkspur delphinium: flowering plant 1
- noun larkspur any of various ranunculaceous plants of the genus Delphinium, with spikes of blue, pink, or white irregular spurred flowers 0
- noun larkspur delphinium 0
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Origin of larkspur
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; lark1 + spur1
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Parts of speech for Larkspur
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
larkspur popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
larkspur usage trend in Literature
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