Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.

    Dahlie

    георги́нgeorgín

    жоржи́наžoržýna

    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

Examples

9 sentences
  1. The dahlias are blooming.

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  2. This is a dahlia.

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  3. Dahlias are beautiful flowers.

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  4. Dahlias are in bloom.

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  5. Dahlias are out of season.

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Translations

9 languages
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any plant of the genus Dahlia:
Русский
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any plant of the genus Dahlia:
Deutsch
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any plant of the genus Dahlia:

Origin

Named 1791 after Anders Dahl, by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles.

Named 1791 after Anders Dahl, by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles.

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Forms

plural: dahlias
Singulardahlia
Pluraldahlias

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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:Dahlia pinnata

Word family

2 related words

See also

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