DAHLIA - Definition

Pronunciation:		'dalyu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

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	Synonyms:	Dahlia pinnata

	See Also:	flower, genus Dahlia

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Dah"lia\ (d[aum]l"y[.a] or d[=a]l"y[.a]; 277, 106), n.; pl. {Dahlias}. [Named after Andrew Dahl a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the order Composit[ae]; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear conspicuous flowers which differ in color.