DAHLIA


Meaning of DAHLIA in English

I. ˈdalyə also ˈdäl- or ˈdȧl- sometimes -lēə; Brit usually & US sometimes ˈdāl- noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Anders Dahl died 1789 Swedish botanist + New Latin -ia

1. capitalized : a genus of Mexican and Central American tuberous-rooted herbs (family Compositae) having opposite pinnate leaves and rayed flower heads with a pappus of scales, teeth, or awns that are not retrorsely barked

2. -s : any plant of the genus Dahlia, most of the horticultural varieties being derived from a Central American species ( D. pinnata )

3. also dahlia violet -s

a. : one of the methyl violets ; also : a mixture of a methyl violet and fuchsine

b. : one of Hofmann's violets

4. -s : a moderate purple that is redder and duller than heliotrope (sense 4a), redder and paler than average amethyst or manganese violet, and bluer and paler than cobalt violet — compare dahlia purple

II. noun

also dahlia wartlet

( -s )

: a common large sea anemone ( Tealia crassicornis ) of the Atlantic coasts of Europe

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.