Zinnia
any of several composite plants of the genus zinnia, native to mexico and adjacent areas, especially the widely cultivated species z. elegans, having variously colored, many-rayed flower heads.
historical examples
amateur gardencraft eben e. rexford
the library of work and play: gardening and farming. ellen eddy shaw
a little garden calendar for boys and girls albert bigelow paine
the variation of animals and plants under domestication, volume ii (of 2) charles darwin
the botanical magazine, vol. v william curtis
field book of western wild flowers margaret armstrong
a trip to paris in july and august 1792 richard twiss
a woman’s hardy garden helena rutherfurd ely
the library of work and play: gardening and farming. ellen eddy shaw
joan of the journal helen diehl olds
noun
any annual or perennial plant of the genus zinnia, of tropical and subtropical america, having solitary heads of brightly coloured flowers: family asteraceae (composites)
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