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What is a Dahlia?
dahl•ia
'dalyə,'däl-/
noun
1.
a tuberous-rooted Mexican plant of the daisy family, cultivated for its brightly colored single or double flowers.
A dahlia is a bushy, flowering plant with tuberous roots that is a native flower of Mexico, Central America & Columbia where it grows wild in the mountainous regions. These flowers are known for their showy, rayed, brightly colored flowers.
