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cactus dahlia
noun
- any of several varieties of dahlia having large flower heads with numerous rays incurved to a quill-like form.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cactus dahlia1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
The cactus dahlia, usually red, has put out flowers almost orange and with exterior florets sometimes nearly yellow.
From Project Gutenberg
If you have not tried the Countess of Lonsdale you should; it is a cactus dahlia and a very free bloomer.
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