English Explanatory Dictionary

Zinnia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from English from the flower
noun
  1. Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid.

Pronunciation

/ˈzɪni.ə/ /ˈziɲjə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-zinnia.wav

Word forms

Zinnia zinnias

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Zinnia. Coined in 1767, after Johann Gottfried Zinn, German botanist (d. 1759).

Derived words

creeping zinnia
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