zinnia
zin·ni·a / ˈzinēə/ • n. an American plant (genus Zinnia) of the daisy family, widely cultivated for its bright showy flowers.
zinnia
zinnia Genus of chiefly annual plants native to North and South America. Most garden zinnias are varieties of Zinnia elegans, which has flower heads of all colours but blue and green. Height: to 91cm (3ft). Family Compositae.
zinnia
zinnia plant of the genus Zinnia. XVIII. — modL., f. name of J. G. Zinn, German botanist; see -IA1.
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