larkspur C2+ Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈlɑrkˌspɜr/ UK /ˈlɑːkspɜː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a tall plant bearing spurred flowers, often blue or purple Spikes of blue larkspur swayed at the back of the cottage garden. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a tall plant bearing... delphinium Word family Related forms larkspur Etymology AI details A compound of lark (the bird, Old English lāwerce) + spur (Old English spura), so named because the flower's nectar spur resembles a lark's hind claw. lāwerce Old English spura Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # larkspur **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɑrkˌspɜr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɑːkspɜː/ ## Meanings 1. a tall plant bearing spurred flowers, often blue or purple ## Examples - Spikes of blue larkspur swayed at the back of the cottage garden. ## Synonyms - delphinium ## Related Forms - lark - spur ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lāwerce - Root: spura ## Etymology A compound of lark (the bird, Old English lāwerce) + spur (Old English spura), so named because the flower's nectar spur resembles a lark's hind claw. ## AI Etymology Larkspur is a compound of lark (the bird, Old English lāwerce) + spur (Old English spura), so named because the flower's nectar spur resembles a lark's hind claw. The etymological trail includes Old English lāwerce, Old English spura. The same word family includes lark, spur. Its current noun use means "a tall plant bearing spurred flowers, often blue or purple". ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown