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Look up: larkspur

  1. Larkspur
    (Delphinium) This is a large group of very beautiful annuals and perennials commonly called Larkspurs. The original or wild types from which the named varieties are descended are natives of California, Siberia, Syria and India. The Delphiniums mostly seen in gardens are hybrids of D. elatum and are clump-forming perennials that bloom from early to mid-summer. Their leaves are divided, lobed, and range from mid- to bright green. Hybrids of D. belladonna are also clump-forming perennials, but with...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/delphinium.html

  2. Larkspur
    Larkspur is a city in Marin County California, USA Larkspur is a town in Douglas County Colorado, USA
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. larkspur
    [n] - any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Larkspur
    Lark'spur noun (Botany) A genus of ranunculaceous plants ( Delphinium ), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is D. Consolida . The flower of the bee larkspur ( D. elatum ) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/15

  5. larkspur
    <botany> A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is D. Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur (D. Elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee. ... Source: Websters Dictionary< ...
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  6. larkspur
    noun any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Larkspur
    The term `Larkspur` may refer to: *The common name of two closely related plant genera `Consolida` and `Delphinium` in the family Ranunculaceae *The Larkspur radio system formerly used by the British Army *The town of Larkspur, California *The town of Larkspur, Colorado *The character Larkspur, Viktoria's servant in Thief: The Metal Age *Blue Larkspur, a racehorse, winner of the 1929 Belmont Stakes *Larkspur, a racehorse, winner of the 1962 Epso...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkspur

  8. Larkspur
    • (n.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is D. Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur (D. elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. larkspur
    any of about 300 species of herbaceous plants constituting the genus Delphinium of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), many of which are grown for ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/17

  10. larkspur
    larkspur, any north temperate, Old World annual of the genus Consolida of the buttercup family. Consolida species were formerly classified in the genus Delphinium, which includes similar annual, biennial, and perennial herbaceous plants of the northern temperate zone that are commonly called larkspu...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08288

  11. Larkspur
    Larkspur, city (1990 pop. 11,070), Marin co., W Calif., a prestigious residential suburb of San Francisco near Mt. Tamalpais; inc. 1908. The region's scenic beauty and excellent beaches attract many visitors. Nearby Larkspur Canyon has a redwood grove.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A082889


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10 November 2009

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On 10 November 1871, David Livingstone, missionary and explorer was `found` by New York Herald reporter Henry Morton Stanley, who greeted him with the famous words `Dr Livingstone, I presume`. Between November 1853 and May 1856 David Livingstone completed a remarkable coast-to-coast journey from Luanda in the west to the mouth of the Zambezi River in the east. It was an epic trip of 4,300 miles and Livingstone became the first European to complete it. Along the way he had discovered a giant waterfall called ‘Mosi-oa-tunya’ (the smoke that thunders). Livingstone named it Victoria Falls after the British monarch. read more

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