Zinnia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zinnia \Zin"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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  zinnia
       n : any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for
           their variously and brightly colored flower heads [syn: {old
           maid}, {old maid flower}]