zinnias

IPA/ˈzɪn.i.ə/
KK[zˈɪniəz]IPA/ˈzɪn.i.ə/

zinnias — noun

  • zinniassingular
  • zinniasesplural

1. a garden plant originally from warm regions of the Americas that has bright, lon

1.名詞B1
釋義

a garden plant originally from warm regions of the Americas that has bright, long-lasting flower heads in many colours such as red, orange, pink, yellow, and white.

例句

Salma planted a row of bright pink zinnias along the front wall of her house.

plant zinnias + location phrase

The zinnias in the park bloomed from July until the November frost.

bloom time: summer through frost

同義詞
  • marigold

    a different genus (Tagetes) with similarly bright orange/yellow flowers but a stronger scent

  • daisy

    a more general term for flowers with a central disc and surrounding petals; zinnias are a type of daisy-family plant

用法筆記

Zinnias is most often used in the plural form because these plants are usually described in groups — a single plant is a zinnia.

常見錯誤

❌I bought three zinnia from the nursery.
✅I bought three zinnias from the nursery.
💡the countable plural takes -s.