Meaning
Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid.
Etymology
Origin: German
Borrowed from translingual Zinnia. Coined in 1767, after Johann Gottfried Zinn, German botanist (d. 1759).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
flower
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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