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zinnia

American  
[zin-ee-uh] / ˈzɪn i ə /

noun

  1. 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.

zinnia British  
/ ˈzɪnɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of zinnia

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

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