youth-and-old-age
[ yooth-uhn-ohld-eyj, -uhnd ]
noun
a stiff-growing, erect composite plant, Zinnia elegans, of Mexico, having large, solitary flowers with yellow-to-purple disks and usually red rays.
Origin of youth-and-old-age
1An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Words Nearby youth-and-old-age
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