zinnia

Any of various plants of the genus Zinnia of the composite family, native to tropical America and widely cultivated for their showy, colorful flower heads.

A genus of composite plants, of the tribe Helianthoideæ, type of the subtribe Zinnieæ.

[lowercase] A plant of this genus.

Any plant of the composite genus Zinnia, Mexican herbs with opposite leaves and large gay-colored blossoms. Zinnia elegans is the commonest species in cultivation.

Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid

any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads