Color Names

Dahlia

Rich purple, the color of a showy flower that competes at state fairs.

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Dahlia is a medium purple, close to plum.

It can be described as medium, moderate, fairly saturated and purplish.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Dahlia

Dahlia

Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico and Central America. Dahlias are members of the Asteraceae family of dicotyledonous plants, its relatives include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 49 species of dahlia, with flowers in almost every hue, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants.

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Dahlia (horse)

Dahlia was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She won major races in France, England, Ireland, Canada, and the United States and also competed in Italy as well. She was the first Thoroughbred mare to earn more than $1 million and was one of the pioneers of inter-continental racing.

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Dahlia

Proper noun

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – dahlias, dahlia flowers.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – various moths.

Proper noun

  1. A female given name from English.
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