Meaning and background
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Zinnia gives a dog's name a particular garden-flower association. Merriam-Webster identifies tropical American plants with showy flower heads and long-lasting ray flowers, rather than treating the word as a generic blossom. An owner's garden or a meaningful bouquet may supply the personal connection. The source supports the botanical name, without asserting a separate traditional human-name etymology or requiring a particular coat color in the dog.
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- Botanical word for tropical American herbs and shrubs bearing showy long-lasting flower heads. Source
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