(n) any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
a. [ L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delfiko`s, fr. Delfoi`, L. Delphi, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri. ] (Gr. Antiq.) 1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Ambiguous; mysterious. “If he is silent or delphic.” New York Times.
n. [ L. delphinus a dolphin. ] (Chem.) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ See Dauphin. ] Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum Delphini). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From NL. Delphinium, the name of the genus. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating to the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. delphinine. ] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), as a colorless amorphous powder. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ごとうくじら;ゴトウクジラ, gotoukujira ; gotoukujira] (n) (obsc) (sometimes read ごんどうくじら) (See 巨頭鯨) larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whale or blackfish) [Add to Longdo]
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