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dahlia

/ˈdæl.jə/

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What does dahlia mean?

noun

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

proper noun

  1. A female given name from English.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈdæl.jə/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈdɑl.jə//ˈdeɪl.jə/
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The heat was terribly oppressive, and the huge sunlight flamed like a monstrous dahlia with petals of yellow fire.
Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayProject Gutenberg ebook #174
No one would ever expect to get a first-rate heartsease or dahlia from the seed of a wild plant.
Charles DarwinOn the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #1228
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It was having rosy nails that were too pretty which had drawn Dahlia to Listolier, to others perhaps, to idleness.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
You see that knot of sand and broken shell lying on the rock, where your Dahlia was one moment ago.
Charles KingsleyGlaucus; Or, The Wonders of the ShoreProject Gutenberg ebook #695
In the morning, when Theron came downstairs, his casual glance through the window caught a desolate picture of blackened dahlia stalks and shrivelled blooms.
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133