dahlia

noun

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

name

1. A female given name from English.

   “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.”

   “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.”