ZINNIA

zinnia, old maid, old maid flower

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

zinnia (plural zinnias)

Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid

Proper noun

Zinnia

A female given name from English from the flower

Source: Wiktionary

Zin"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. So called after Professor Zinn, of Göttingen.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition