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dahliaAny of a group of perennial plants belonging to the daisy family, comprising 20 species and many cultivated forms. Dahlias are stocky plants with tuberous roots and showy flowers that come in a wide range of colours. They are native to Mexico and Central America. (Genus Dahlia, family Compositae.) |
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| Her petals are done up close, almost like a dahlia,' the Tiger-lily interrupted: 'not tumbled about anyhow, like yours. She never finds herself very soon, so the minute her cap began to bob like a top-heavy dahlia, I whipped the VICAR OF WAKEFIELD out of my pocket, and read away, with one eye on him and one on Aunt. The heat was terribly oppressive, and the huge sunlight flamed like a monstrous dahlia with petals of yellow fire. |
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