n. 大丽花

[医] 大丽花, 大丽紫

[ 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 \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.