dahlia
noun
- popular flower
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪ.li.ə/ / /ˈdɑː.li.ə/ / /ˈdæl.jə/
name
Etymology: From the flower dahlia in the 19th century.
- 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.”
“He was afraid that Delia or Della might mention a cousin named Dahlia, and he would laugh. Sweet Jesus, do not let me laugh inappropriately.”
noun
Etymology: Named 1791 after Anders Dahl, by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles.
- Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.