zinnian.

Brit.

/ˈzɪnɪə/, U.S.

/ˈzɪniə/

Forms: 1700s– zennia, 1700s– zinnia, 1800s– zenia, 1800s– zinia.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Zinnia.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Zinnia, genus name (Linnaeus, 1759; < the name of J. G. Zinn , German botanist (1727–59) + -ia -ia suffix¹).

Any of various plants comprising the genus Zinnia (family Asteraceae), native to grassland and scrub from South America to the south-western United States; esp. any of various hybrids and cultivars, derived mainly from Z. elegans of Mexico, widely grown as garden plants for their brightly coloured flowers. Also: a flower of such a plant.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > other composite flowers

ox-eyea1400

starwort?a1450

Jupiter's beard1567

goldenrod1568

achillea1597

blue camomile1597

blue daisy1597

cineraria1597

hog's bean1597

jackanapes on horseback1597

sea-starwort1597

sultan flower1629

mouse-ear1696

aster1706

Canada goldenrod1731

ageratum1737

rudbeckia1751

coreopsis1753

melampodium1754

Aaron's rod1760

zinnia1761

Michaelmas daisy1767

China aster1785

New England aster1785

catananche1798

sea-aster1812

cosmea1813

cosmos1813

gazania1813

erigeron1815

gousblom1822

Christmas daisy1829

rhodanthe1834

tassel-flower1836

ligularia1839

old maid1839

mountain daisy1848

purple coneflower1848

acroclinium1852

sea ox-eye1856

thimble-weed1860

helipterum1862

treasure-flower1866

Swan River daisy1873

blanket flower1879

cone-flower1879

blue marguerite1882

Solidago1883

yellow-top1887

Gaillardia1888

gerbera1889

youth and old age1889

pussytoes1892

niggerhead1893

Transvaal daisy1899

Barberton daisy1906

onion grass1909

ursinia1928

Cupid's dart1930

Livingstone daisy1932

1761 J. Hill Veg. Syst. II. iii. iii. 65 This is the Zinnia of late writers.

1782 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 9) 197 Of the hardier kinds of annual plants... The principal sorts are..alkekengi or winter-cherry, tobacco plant, zinnia, Indian corn.

1860 Amer. Agriculturist 19 367/1 The Zinnia, after years of cultivation with very little success in changing it from its single habit, has at last rewarded the florist's care, by donning full flowing suit equal to the Dahlia.

1885 W. Pater Marius the Epicurean I. xi. 187 They visited the flower-market..and purchased zinias..to decorate the folds of their togas.

1910 Nation 13 Aug. 702/1 The hot and scentless glare of zinnias and dahlias.

2004 House Beautiful Apr. 114 She replaced zinnias in the cutting garden with orange tithonia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zinnia
释义	zinnian. Brit. /ˈzɪnɪə/, U.S. /ˈzɪniə/ Forms: 1700s– zennia, 1700s– zinnia, 1800s– zenia, 1800s– zinia. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Zinnia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Zinnia, genus name (Linnaeus, 1759; < the name of J. G. Zinn , German botanist (1727–59) + -ia -ia suffix¹). Any of various plants comprising the genus Zinnia (family Asteraceae), native to grassland and scrub from South America to the south-western United States; esp. any of various hybrids and cultivars, derived mainly from Z. elegans of Mexico, widely grown as garden plants for their brightly coloured flowers. Also: a flower of such a plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > other composite flowers ox-eyea1400 starwort?a1450 Jupiter's beard1567 goldenrod1568 achillea1597 blue camomile1597 blue daisy1597 cineraria1597 hog's bean1597 jackanapes on horseback1597 sea-starwort1597 sultan flower1629 mouse-ear1696 aster1706 Canada goldenrod1731 ageratum1737 rudbeckia1751 coreopsis1753 melampodium1754 Aaron's rod1760 zinnia1761 Michaelmas daisy1767 China aster1785 New England aster1785 catananche1798 sea-aster1812 cosmea1813 cosmos1813 gazania1813 erigeron1815 gousblom1822 Christmas daisy1829 rhodanthe1834 tassel-flower1836 ligularia1839 old maid1839 mountain daisy1848 purple coneflower1848 acroclinium1852 sea ox-eye1856 thimble-weed1860 helipterum1862 treasure-flower1866 Swan River daisy1873 blanket flower1879 cone-flower1879 blue marguerite1882 Solidago1883 yellow-top1887 Gaillardia1888 gerbera1889 youth and old age1889 pussytoes1892 niggerhead1893 Transvaal daisy1899 Barberton daisy1906 onion grass1909 ursinia1928 Cupid's dart1930 Livingstone daisy1932 1761 J. Hill Veg. Syst. II. iii. iii. 65 This is the Zinnia of late writers. 1782 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 9) 197 Of the hardier kinds of annual plants... The principal sorts are..alkekengi or winter-cherry, tobacco plant, zinnia, Indian corn. 1860 Amer. Agriculturist 19 367/1 The Zinnia, after years of cultivation with very little success in changing it from its single habit, has at last rewarded the florist's care, by donning full flowing suit equal to the Dahlia. 1885 W. Pater Marius the Epicurean I. xi. 187 They visited the flower-market..and purchased zinias..to decorate the folds of their togas. 1910 Nation 13 Aug. 702/1 The hot and scentless glare of zinnias and dahlias. 2004 House Beautiful Apr. 114 She replaced zinnias in the cutting garden with orange tithonia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1761
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