Look up: Dahlia

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   Dahlia
   This group consists of twenty-seven deciduous, tender, tuberous-rooted perennials, which are native to Mexico. Dahlias may be grown anywhere, but are only hardy year-round in warm climates; they can simply be grown as annuals or dug up and stored in cold-winter regions. Dahlias may also be grown in containers or tubs, depending upon the size of the variety. From these Mexican species, hybridizers have developed a multitude of forms of varying heights, as well as distinct flower shapes, si...
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   Dahlia
   The dahlia is a genus of perennial plants of the compositae family.
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   dahlia
   [n] - any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads
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   Dahlia
   Dah'lia (däl'yȧ or dāl'yȧ; 277, 106) noun ; plural Dahlias . [ Named after Andrew Dahl a Swedish botanist.] (Botany) 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.
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   dahlia
   Origin: Named after Andrew Dahl a Swedish botanist. ... <botany> A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the order Compositae; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear conspicuous flowers which differ in colour. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   dahlia
   Dahlia pinnata noun 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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   Dahlia
   `Dahlia` is a genus of bushy, tuberous, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There at least 36 species of Dahlia. Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants. The Aztecs gathered and cultivated the dahlia for food, ceremony, as well as decorative purposes , and the long woody stem of one variety was used for small pipes. In 1872 a box of Dahlia roots were sent from Mexico to the Netherlands. Only one plant sur...
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   Dahlia
   • (n.) A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the order Compositae; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear conspicuous flowers which differ in color.
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   Dahlia
   genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, containing about 30 species of tuberous-rooted herbs that are native to the higher elevations of Mexico and ...
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    Dahlia
    Dahlia is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Flower named for botanist A. Dahl ` Where is it used? The name Dahlia is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Dalya ( In English) Dalia ( In English) Dahlia appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 812.. 2007 was a `top year` for the name Dahlia. (Based on 128 years
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    dahlia
    dahlia (däl'yu, dăl'–) [for Anders Dahl, 1751–89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus], any plant of the genus Dahlia of the family Asteraceae (aster family), tuberous-rooted perennials native to Mexico and Guatemala and widely cultivated in gardens. Most of the sev...
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