Dahlia

2 definitions found

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

  Dahlia \Dah"lia\ (d[aum]l"y[.a] or d[=a]l"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 Composit[ae]; also, any plant or flower of the
     genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear


     conspicuous flowers which differ in color.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]