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Definition of: zinnia
(zin′ē·ə) noun
Any of a genus (Zinnia) of American, chiefly Mexican, herbs of the composite family, having opposite entire leaves and showy flowers; especially, the common zinnia (Z. elegans), the State flower of Indiana. [<NL, after J. G. Zinn, 1727–59, German professor of medicine]
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