[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dahlia \dah"lia\ dauml"y.a or d=al"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 compositae; also, any plant or flower of the
   genus. the numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear
   conspicuous flowers which differ in color.
   1913 webster
see also:
dahlias 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dahlia
     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 syn: dahlia
         pinnata
see also:
dahlia pinnata 

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