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dahlia

dah·lia

UK/ˈdeɪ.li.ə/ US/ˈdɑː.li.ə/ uncommon

noun

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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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Named 1791 after Anders Dahl, by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles.

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