DAHLIA

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

dahlia; Dahlia pinnata

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("dahlia" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("dahlia" is a member of...):

genus Dahlia (genus of perennial tuberous plants of Mexico and Central America)

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