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- [dal-yuh, dahl- or, esp. British, deyl-]
- /ˈdæl yə, ˈdɑl- or, esp. British, ˈdeɪl-/
- /ˈdeɪ.li.ə/
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- [dal-yuh, dahl- or, esp. British, deyl-]
- /ˈdæl yə, ˈdɑl- or, esp. British, ˈdeɪl-/
Definitions of dahlia word
- countable noun dahlia A dahlia is a garden flower with a lot of brightly coloured petals. 3
- noun dahlia any herbaceous perennial plant of the Mexican genus Dahlia, having showy flowers and tuberous roots, esp any horticultural variety derived from D. pinnata: family Asteraceae (composites) 3
- noun dahlia the flower or root of any of these plants 3
- noun dahlia any of a genus (Dahlia) of perennial plants of the composite family, with tuberous roots and large, showy flower heads in various bright colors, native to Mexico and Central America 3
- noun dahlia the flower of this plant 3
- noun dahlia any composite plant of the genus Dahlia, native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flower heads. 1
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Origin of dahlia
First appearance:
before 1791 One of the 43% newest English words
1791; < New Latin, named after Anders Dahl (died 1789), Swedish botanist; see -ia
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Parts of speech for Dahlia
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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dahlia popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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