Delphinium Consolida: so called from the resemblance of its long slender nectaries to the rowels of a spur. See cut under Delphinium.' name='description'> knight's-spur - definition and meaning

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The larkspur, Delphinium Consolida: so called from the resemblance of its long slender nectaries to the rowels of a spur. See cut under Delphinium.

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