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Dahlia

dahl·ia (day-lee-ya)

noun: a flower that is widely cultivated for its classy, colored personality.

verb: bright, bold, beautiful

Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.

The dahlia is named after Swedish 18th-century botanist Anders Dahl.4 In German the dahlia was known during most of the 19th century as Georgia, being named after the naturalist Johann Gottlieb Georgi of St. Petersburg, Russia.
Dahlia attends Pennsylvania State University Main Campus (PSU).

There are at least 36 species of dahlia.

Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants.

The Aztecs gathered and cultivated the dahlia for food, ceremonies, as well as decorative purposes,3 and the long woody stem of one variety was used for small pipes.

Dahlias are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Angle Shades, Common Swift, Ghost Moth andLarge Yellow Underwing.
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A beautiful short girl. Who is tan, and kind of looks mexican. She's so funny. And has an amazing laugh. She's always happy, it seems. She's very smart, not book smart though. The best of friends. 100% straight.
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A beautiful girl who you just can't take your eyes off. She may have an attitude but it goes with her. She is lazy but active when needed. When you get your hand on her never ever let go, because if you do she won't come back even if she ever loved you.
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Dahliya is a best friend to many, she will never judge anyone on how they look or how they dress. She is caring, loving, kind and a best friend. She is not afraid to stand up to mean or bully-like people. Dahliya is sweet as candy. Dahliya has a positive bubble that can NEVER burst. If you ever meet Dahliya don't push her away, keep her close.
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Dahlila is a beautiful girl with no cutcards! She can be challenging sometimes but will always show her love for her people. She can be funny without trying to be funny, She barely wears makeup, and she is pretty goofy. Some dahlila's try to put there self before other people aswell.
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Dahlia

The Chad of Female names. They are the boss when it comes to their existence. Absolute chads
Person 1:Chad is like a "top dog" name
Person 2: Yeah Chad sounds like a "Hey I just brought white claws to the party"
Person 1: Yeah yeah
Person 2: I think Dahlia is a pretty cool name tho
Person 1: Let's gooo!! Dahlia, Chad of the Females
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A metalcore band from Detroit, Michigan with influences from hardcore, metalcore, and Swedish metal.
The Black Dahlia Murder are definitely among the most popular of this genre.
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