dahlia

See also: Dahlia

English

Wikispecies

A dahlia flower

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːlɪə/, /ˈdeɪlɪə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːliə, -eɪliə

Noun

dahlia (plural dahlias)

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

Translations

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Dahlia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaː.liˌaː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dah‧lia

Noun

dahlia f (plural dahlia's, diminutive dahliaatje n)

  1. dahlia, plant of the genus Dahlia

Derived terms

French

un dahlia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /da.lja/
  • (file)

Noun

dahlia m (plural dahlias)

  1. dahlia, plant of the genus Dahlia

Further reading

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdahlia̯]
  • Hyphenation: dah‧lia
  • Rhymes: -lia̯, -ia̯, -a

Noun

dahlia (plural dahlia-dahlia, first-person possessive dahliaku, second-person possessive dahliamu, third-person possessive dahlianya)

  1. dahlia

Further reading

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