[ 'deɪlɪə ]
■ noun a tuberous-rooted Mexican plant of the daisy family, cultivated for its brightly coloured single or double flowers. [Genus Dahlia .]
Origin
mod. L., named in honour of the 18th-cent. Swedish botanist Andreas Dahl .
[ 'deɪlɪə ]
■ noun a tuberous-rooted Mexican plant of the daisy family, cultivated for its brightly coloured single or double flowers. [Genus Dahlia .]
Origin
mod. L., named in honour of the 18th-cent. Swedish botanist Andreas Dahl .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004