n.; pl.Dahlias [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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(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