zinnia
/zin-ee-uh/US // ˈzɪn i ə //UK // (ˈzɪnɪə) //
紫荆花,紫薇花,紫薇,紫金花
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of several composite plants of the genus Zinnia, native to Mexico and adjacent areas, especially the widely cultivated species Z. elegans, having variously colored, many-rayed flower heads.
Examples
They started with a zinnia, extracting live cells from its leaves and culturing them in a liquid growth medium so they would metabolize and proliferate.
The Zinnia is an excellent plant where a low hedge is desired.
Zinnia, many colours; one and one-half to two feet; July, August and September.
These zinnia seeds do not have the little prongs, because the zinnia does not need them.
She left the papers with Chub, and since the staff seemed busy, she went on home and started weeding the zinnia bed.
THE double varieties of Zinnia have entirely eclipsed the single form of this flower.
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