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Dahlia
Dah′lia
(däl′yȧ or dāl′yȧ; 277, 106)
, Noun.
pl.
Dahlias
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. [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.