| Dahabeah | ‖n. [ Ar. ] A Nile boat constructed on the model of a floating house, having large lateen sails. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dahlia | n.; pl. Dahlias [ Named after Andrew Dahl a Swedish botanist. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the order Compositæ; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear conspicuous flowers which differ in color. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dahlin | n. [ From Dahlia. ] (Chem.) A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also inulin. See Inulin. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dahoon | [ Origin unknown. ] An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex cassine) of the southern United States, bearing red drupes and having soft, white, close-grained wood; -- called also dahoon holly. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |