genus Zinnia

genus Zinnia
noun
genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers
Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
Member Meronyms: ↑zinnia, ↑old maid, ↑old maid flower

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  • Zinnia acerosa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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  • Zinnia — in ni*a, n. [NL. So called after Professor Zinn, of G[ o]ttingen.] (Bot.) 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Zinnia elegans — Zinnia in ni*a, n. [NL. So called after Professor Zinn, of G[ o]ttingen.] (Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus {Zinnia}, Mexican herbs with opposite leaves and large gay colored blossoms. {Zinnia elegans} is the commonest species in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • zinnia — [zin′ē ə, zin′yə] n. [ModL, after J. G. Zinn (1727 59), Ger botanist] any of a genus (Zinnia) of plants of the composite family, having colorful flower heads, native to North and South America …   English World dictionary

  • Zinnia — Taxobox name = Zinnia image caption = Zinnia x hybrida Profusion Orange image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Heliantheae genus = Zinnia genus authority …   Wikipedia

  • zinnia — /zin ee euh/, n. any of several composite plants of the genus Zinnia, native to Mexico and adjacent areas, esp. the widely cultivated species Z. elegans, having variously colored, many rayed flower heads. [1760 70; < NL, named after J. G. Zinn… …   Universalium

  • Zinnia angustifolia — Taxobox name = Zinnia angustifolia image width = 270px image caption = Zinnia angustifolia Profusion Cherry regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Heliantheae genus = Zinnia …   Wikipedia

  • Zinnia — ID 89694 Symbol Key ZINNI Common Name zinnia Family Asteraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, KY, LA, MS, NC, NM, OH, OK, PA, PR, SC, TX, UT, VI Growth Habit …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Zinnia acerosa — ID 89695 Symbol Key ZIAC Common Name desert zinnia Family Asteraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, NM, TX, UT Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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