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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dahlia

/(däl"yȧ or dāl"yȧ; 277, 106)/ · Dah·lia · IPA /ˈdæl.jə/
01 n. A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the order Compositæ; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The numerous variet…
pl. Dahlias ((#))
  1. 1.
    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.(Bot.)