Zinnia Definition

zĭnē-ə
zinnias
noun
zinnias
Any of a genus (Zinnia) of plants of the composite family, having colorful flower heads, native to North and South America.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A female given name from the flower.

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Other Word Forms of Zinnia

Noun

Singular:
zinnia
Plural:
zinnias

Origin of Zinnia

  • New Latin Zinnia genus name after Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727–1759), German botanist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 1767, after Johann Gottfried Zinn, German botanist (d. 1759) + -ia.

    From Wiktionary

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