zinnia

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Zinnia. Coined in 1767, after Johann Gottfried Zinn, German botanist (d. 1759).

In classic literature

Synonyms

old maid, old maid flower

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