larkspur

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genera Delphinium and Consolida, of the buttercup family, characterized by the spur-shaped formation of the calyx and petals.

noun

1. a town in W California.

noun

1. any of various ranunculaceous plants of the genus Delphinium, with spikes of blue, pink, or white irregular spurred flowers

n.type of plant, 1570s, from lark (n.) + spur (n.); so called from resemblance to the bird’s large hind claws.