dahlia

/'deiljə/

Thân thiện

A gardener carefully waters a bright pink dahlia in her flower bed.

Definition

Noun: 1. A type of flowering plant: A dahlia is a garden plant known for its large, brightly colored, and often multi-petaled flower heads. It grows from a tuberous root and is native to Mexico and Central America. 2. The flower of this plant: The word also refers to the showy, composite flower itself, which comes in a wide variety of colors, shapes, and sizes.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She planted several dahlias in her garden for a burst of late-summer color.
  • The vibrant red dahlia was the centerpiece of the floral arrangement.
  • Dahlias are popular in competitions due to their diverse and spectacular blooms.

Advanced Usage

• "Blue dahlia": An idiom meaning something extremely rare, impossible, or non-existent, as true blue was a color not naturally found in dahlias for a long time.
  • Finding a truly honest politician is like looking for a blue dahlia.

Variants and Related Words

• Dahlia pinnata (n): The scientific name for one of the primary species from which modern garden dahlias were developed.

Synonyms

• Bloom: A general term for a flower.
• Flower: The blossom of a plant.

Related Idioms

• Blue dahlia: (See Advanced Usage).

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dahlia pinnata