ZINNIA


Meaning of ZINNIA in English

[ 'zɪnɪə ]

■ noun an American plant of the daisy family, cultivated for its bright showy flowers. [Genus Zinnia .]

Origin

mod. L., named after the 18th-cent. German physician and botanist Johann G. Zinn .

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