单词 | dahlia |
释义 | dahlia[ dal-yuh, dahl- or, especially British, deyl- ] / ˈdæl yə, ˈdɑl- or, especially British, ˈdeɪl- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dahlia ON THESAURUS.COM nounany composite plant of the genus Dahlia, native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flower heads. the flower or tuberous root of a dahlia. a pale violet or amethyst color. adjectiveof the color dahlia. Origin of dahlia1791; <New Latin, named after Anders Dahl (died 1789), Swedish botanist; see -ia Words nearby dahliaDagwood sandwich, dah, dahabeah, Dahl, Dahlgren, dahlia, Dahna, Dahomey, dahoon, daibutsu, daiker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dahliaBritish Dictionary definitions for dahliadahlia / (ˈdeɪljə) / nounany herbaceous perennial plant of the Mexican genus Dahlia, having showy flowers and tuberous roots, esp any horticultural variety derived from D. pinnata : family Asteraceae (composites) the flower or root of any of these plants Word Origin for dahliaC19: named after Anders Dahl, 18th-century Swedish botanist; see -ia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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