(n) especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada, Syn. Erigeron philadelphicus
(n) (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous, Syn. Oracle of Apollo, oracle of Delphi, Delphic oracle
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.