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dahlia

[dal-yuh, dahl-, deyl-] / ˈdæl jə, ˈdɑl-, ˈdeɪl- /


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“I didn’t want to completely lose my old self, but I wanted to let it wilt in a way,” they say, explaining how they saw themselves reflected in the dahlia.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

A total eclipse of the sun is said to look like a black dahlia or a monochrome sunflower.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2024

Named for the dahlia flower whose petals bloom in concentric arrays , the dahliagram's "petals" illustrate the relative impact of different pull and push factors contributing to human behavior over time.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2023

As the dahlia shows turn up, more and more people turn up.

From BBC Sep. 29, 2023

He had to move two blocks up the hill to a dahlia garden where they put out traps every night.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

"When I first started, there were a lot of the 'old boy gardeners', who loved dahlias, chrysanthemums, the old fashioned plants," he said.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2025

White marigolds and green onions are planted to help deter the skunks, raccoons and squirrels that like to pull out her dahlias.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2024

Marcy loved living near the river and was a passionate gardener who doted on her dahlias, and she was excited her 60-by-60-foot vegetable garden had just been rototilled, said sister-in-law Debbie Satterlee.

From Seattle Times Mar. 17, 2024

However, Mr Armitage said her "very striking" composition of red and orange late summer flowers, which included dahlias, crocosmia and rose hips, left judges "bowled over" with its technical quality.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2023

Now he saw her as a frail woman content to do tiny things; to grow and cultivate small life that would not hurt her if it died: rhododendron, goldfish, dahlias, geraniums, imperial tulips.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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