Dahlia
//ˈdeɪ.li.ə// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.
- 2 any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from English.
"The girls' names were April, Corinne, Gloria, Susannah, and Dahlia. I thought these names fanciful and lovely and would have liked the daughters' looks to match them, as if they were the beautiful children of an ogre in a fairy tale."
Example
More examples"The girls' names were April, Corinne, Gloria, Susannah, and Dahlia. I thought these names fanciful and lovely and would have liked the daughters' looks to match them, as if they were the beautiful children of an ogre in a fairy tale."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Named 1791 after Anders Dahl, by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles.
Etymology 2
From the flower dahlia in the 19th century.
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