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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
dahlia
    n 1: 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 [syn: dahlia,
         Dahlia pinnata]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dahlia \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.
   [1913 Webster]

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