zinnia
pronunciation
How to pronounce zinnia in British English:
UK ['zɪnjə]
How to pronounce zinnia in American English:
US ['zɪnjə]
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- Noun:
- any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
Word Origin
- zinnia (n.)
- genus of herbs of the aster family, 1767, from Modern Latin (Linnæus, 1763), named for German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1729-1759) + abstract noun ending -ia.
Example
- 1. Zinnia took a long look at each of them from head to toe especially jago .
- 2. Small genus of tropical american annual herbs : creeping zinnia .
- 3. Zinnia and fray sat at their seats next to each other and fray looked at zinnia with a worried look .
- 4. Hilda povey grows zinnia and nasturtiums , and spends hours trying to coaxan exiled rose bush into bloom , but I will not have no english floweres .
- 5. Zinnia went first and changed to a black sleeveless undershirt and a silver vest with a red streak to match .