Dahlia

dahlia Translingual thumb|Dahlia flowers Etymology The plant genus was named by botanist Antonio José Cavanilles (1745-1804) after Swedish botanist Anders Dahl (1751-1789). Proper noun 1 f genus family Asteraceae dahlias, dahlia flowers genus family Noctuidae various moths Hypernyms Asteracea (plants) Noctuidae (moths) Hyponyms genus in Asteraceae Dahlia pinnata species (garden dahlia) - type species genus in Noctuidae Dahlia hesperioides species - selected species References 1 Dahlia (moth) Dahlia (moth) Dahlia (Asteraceae) Dahlia (Asteraceae) Dahlia (Noctuidae) Dahlia (Noctuidae) 1 Dahlia (moth) Dahlia (moth) mul taxonomic eponyms English Etymology From the flower en dahlia in the 19th century. Proper noun en female English. en 2006 w:Alice Munro The View from Castle Rock Chatto & Windus 0701179899 175 The girls' names were April, Corinne, Gloria, Susannah, and Dahlia. I thought these names fanciful and lovely and would have liked the daughters' looks to match them, as if they were the beautiful children of an ogre in a fairy tale. en 2020 Marilynne Robinson Jack Hachette UK 9780349011783 He was afraid that Delia or Della might mention a cousin named Dahlia, and he would laugh. Sweet Jesus, do not let me laugh inappropriately.