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noun - any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads
Any of several plants of the genus Dahlia native to the mountains of Mexico, Central America, and Colombia, having tuberous roots and showy, rayed, variously colored flower heads.
The flower head of one of these plants.
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| The victim of a 1947 murder in L.A. had this flower in her nickname |
| The blossom of this plant named for Andreas Dahl can resemble a peony |
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| a tuberous-rooted Mexican plant of the daisy family, which is cultivated for its brightly coloured single or double flowers. |
| 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 |
| a brightly coloured garden flower with long, thin petals in a shape like a ball |
| A tuberous-rooted Mexican plant of the daisy family, which is cultivated for its brightly coloured single or double flowers. |
| Any of several plants of the genus Dahlia native to the mountains of Mexico, Central America, and Colombia, having tuberous roots and showy, rayed, variously colored flower heads. |
| The flower head of one of these plants. |
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| Dahlia, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES |
| Dahlia, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES |
| Dahlia, Matabeleland North, ZIMBABWE |
| Dahlia, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES |
| Dahlia, Free State, SOUTH AFRICA |
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Dahlia (UK: or US: ) is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico. A member of the Asteraceae (or Compositae), dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 5 cm (2 in) diameter or up to 30 cm (1 ft) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploidsthat is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposonsgenetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allelewhich contributes to their manifesting such great diversity. * The stems are leafy, ranging in height from as low as 30 cm (12 in) to more than 1.82.4 m (68 ft). The majority of species do not produce scented flowers or cultivars. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects t |