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zinnia definition

zin·nia (zin′ē ə, zin′yə)

noun

any of a genus (Zinnia) of plants of the composite family, having colorful flower heads, native to North and South America

Etymology: ModL, after J. G. Zinn (1727-59), Ger botanist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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