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CREEPING ZINNIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does creeping zinnia mean?
• CREEPING ZINNIA (noun)
The noun CREEPING ZINNIA has 1 sense:
1. low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala
Familiarity information: CREEPING ZINNIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
creeping zinnia; Sanvitalia procumbens
Hypernyms ("creeping zinnia" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("creeping zinnia" is a member of...):
genus Sanvitalia; Sanvitalia (small genus of tropical American annual herbs: creeping zinnia)
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