zinnia

[ zin-ee-uh ]
/ ˈzɪn i ə /

noun

any of several composite plants of the genus Zinnia, native to Mexico and adjacent areas, especially the widely cultivated species Z. elegans, having variously colored, many-rayed flower heads.

Origin of zinnia

1760–70; < New Latin, named after J. G. Zinn (1727–59), German botanist; see -ia

Words nearby zinnia

zingy, zinjanthropus, zinkenite, zinn's membrane, zinn's zonule, zinnia, zinnwaldite, zinoviev, zinovievsk, zinsser, zinzendorf

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British Dictionary definitions for zinnia

zinnia
/ (ˈzɪnɪə) /

noun

any annual or perennial plant of the genus Zinnia, of tropical and subtropical America, having solitary heads of brightly coloured flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

Word Origin for zinnia

C18: named after J. G. Zinn (died 1759), German botanist