单词 | dahlia |
释义 | dahlia /dal"yeuh, dahl"-/ or, esp. Brit., /dayl"-/, n. 1. any composite plant of the genus Dahlia, native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flower heads. 2. the flower or tuberous root of a dahlia. 3. a pale violet or amethyst color. adj. 4. of the color dahlia. [1791; < NL, named after Anders Dahl (d. 1789), Swedish botanist; see -IA] |
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