Dāh'liā, n.

(dāl'yā, or dāl'yā) (Synop., § 130), n. [From Dahl, the name of a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of plants native to Mexico, of the order Compositæ, and by continental botanists called Georgina. It produces a large and beautiful flower, and has many varieties, which differ in color. London.