Dahlia

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  • noun. Any of several tuberous-rooted plants of the genus Dahlia of the composite family, native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America and cultivated for their showy, colorful flower heads.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A genus of plants, natural order Compositæ, of which several species are known, all natives of Mexico and Central America.
  • noun. [lowercase] A plant of the genus Dahlia.
  • noun. [lowercase] In dyeing, a violet coal-tar color consisting of the ethyl and methyl derivatives of rosaniline.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. 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
    • Word Usage
    "The term "dahlia" is used for the first time in 1791, when Cavanilles publishes Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum."
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    dahlia wartlet  
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