dahlian.

Brit.

/ˈdeɪlɪə/,

/ˈdɑːlɪə/, U.S.

/ˈdæljə/,

/ˈdɑljə/,

/ˈdeɪljə/

Etymology: Named 1791 in honour of Dahl, a Swedish botanist.

a. A Genus of Composite plants, natives of Mexico, introduced into Europe in 1789, and commonly cultivated in gardens.In the wild plant the flowers are ‘single’ with a dull scarlet ray and yellow disk; in the cultivated forms the varieties of colour are very numerous, and the ‘double’ varieties are distinguished by the remarkable regularity of their flowers, in which florets of the ray completely cover the disk.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > dahlia

dahlia1804

georgina1809

pompom1861

cactus dahlia1881

collarette1913

1804 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 19 762 Of the genus Dahlia there are three species described by Cavanilles.

1841 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg iv, in New Monthly Mag. 61 262 A double dahlia delights the eye.

1863 H. W. Longfellow Student's Tale xi, in Tales Wayside Inn 40 Among the dahlias in the garden walk.

b. blue dahlia: figurative something impossible or unattainable (no blue variety of the dahlia having been produced by cultivation).

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the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [noun] > condition of being unattainable > that which is

unattainable1661

unattainable1857

blue dahlia1880

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > impossibility > [noun] > instance(s) of

impossiblec1374

impossibilityc1500

cannot1626

adynaton1654

impossible1839

blue dahlia1880

1880 Daily News 17 Dec. 5/4 Whether the colonisation of Gilead be a blue dahlia or not.

2. Name for a particular shade of red. Also dahlia-purple.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > bright red or scarlet

cockea1382

coccyn1382

coctin1382

vermiliona1400

scarlet-redc1405

sinoper1412

scarletc1440

sinople?c1450

vermeletc1530

lusty gallant1587

vermeil1590

vermeil red1590

minium1601

cinnabar?1614

cochineal1632

poppy red1679

poppy colour1705

cherry-colour1720

ponceau1782

Turkey red1789

pinkc1791

coquelicot1795

poppy1796

cherry-red1802

vermilion-red1815

cardinal scarlet1828

geranium1842

dahlia1846

cardinal red1850

cerise1858

cardinal1874

scarlet-crimson1882

vermilion-scarlet1882

pillar box1894

Turkish red1900

signal red1909

fuchsia1923

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > other reds

madderOE

stammel colour1567

Paris red1600

strawberry red1675

strawberry1688

cornelian1718

dahlia1846

Pompeian red1868

crushed strawberry1881

wallflower red1883

framboise1895

raspberry1918

1846 Art Union Jrnl. Jan. 26 Their Mazarine blue, their puce, their dahlia, their Turkey red, or their azure.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Sept. 1/3 One of the many ugly shades that are to be worn this season is dahlia.

1906 Daily Chron. 15 Oct. 8/2 Made in dahlia-purple crêpe de chine.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dahlia
释义	dahlian. Brit. /ˈdeɪlɪə/, /ˈdɑːlɪə/, U.S. /ˈdæljə/, /ˈdɑljə/, /ˈdeɪljə/ Etymology: Named 1791 in honour of Dahl, a Swedish botanist. 1. a. A Genus of Composite plants, natives of Mexico, introduced into Europe in 1789, and commonly cultivated in gardens.In the wild plant the flowers are ‘single’ with a dull scarlet ray and yellow disk; in the cultivated forms the varieties of colour are very numerous, and the ‘double’ varieties are distinguished by the remarkable regularity of their flowers, in which florets of the ray completely cover the disk. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > dahlia dahlia1804 georgina1809 pompom1861 cactus dahlia1881 collarette1913 1804 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 19 762 Of the genus Dahlia there are three species described by Cavanilles. 1841 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg iv, in New Monthly Mag. 61 262 A double dahlia delights the eye. 1863 H. W. Longfellow Student's Tale xi, in Tales Wayside Inn 40 Among the dahlias in the garden walk. b. blue dahlia: figurative something impossible or unattainable (no blue variety of the dahlia having been produced by cultivation). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [noun] > condition of being unattainable > that which is unattainable1661 unattainable1857 blue dahlia1880 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > impossibility > [noun] > instance(s) of impossiblec1374 impossibilityc1500 cannot1626 adynaton1654 impossible1839 blue dahlia1880 1880 Daily News 17 Dec. 5/4 Whether the colonisation of Gilead be a blue dahlia or not. 2. Name for a particular shade of red. Also dahlia-purple. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > bright red or scarlet cockea1382 coccyn1382 coctin1382 vermiliona1400 scarlet-redc1405 sinoper1412 scarletc1440 sinople?c1450 vermeletc1530 lusty gallant1587 vermeil1590 vermeil red1590 minium1601 cinnabar?1614 cochineal1632 poppy red1679 poppy colour1705 cherry-colour1720 ponceau1782 Turkey red1789 pinkc1791 coquelicot1795 poppy1796 cherry-red1802 vermilion-red1815 cardinal scarlet1828 geranium1842 dahlia1846 cardinal red1850 cerise1858 cardinal1874 scarlet-crimson1882 vermilion-scarlet1882 pillar box1894 Turkish red1900 signal red1909 fuchsia1923 the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > other reds madderOE stammel colour1567 Paris red1600 strawberry red1675 strawberry1688 cornelian1718 dahlia1846 Pompeian red1868 crushed strawberry1881 wallflower red1883 framboise1895 raspberry1918 1846 Art Union Jrnl. Jan. 26 Their Mazarine blue, their puce, their dahlia, their Turkey red, or their azure. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Sept. 1/3 One of the many ugly shades that are to be worn this season is dahlia. 1906 Daily Chron. 15 Oct. 8/2 Made in dahlia-purple crêpe de chine. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1804
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