zinnia

n. type of flower

Zinnia is a genus of 20 species of annual and perennial plants of family Asteraceae, originally from scrub and dry grassland in an area stretching from the American Southwest to South America, but primarily Mexico, and notable for their solitary long-stemmed flowers that come in a variety of bright colors.
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Noun
1. any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
(synonym) old maid, old maid flower
(hypernym) flower
(hyponym) white zinnia, Zinnia acerosa
(member-holonym) genus Zinnia

n. (Botany) zinnia, type of flower

n. zinnia, plant of the genus Zinnia characterized by brightly colored flowers (Botany)