tithonia
tithonia · tithonias
Any member of the genus Tithonia of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe within the…Any member of the genus Tithonia of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe (Heliantheae) within the family Asteraceae.
UK/tɪˈθəʊ.ni.ə/US/tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ə/
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of the genus Tithonia of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe (Heliantheae) within the family Asteraceae.
More definitions
- any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays
Origin
From the genus name.From the genus name.
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Forms
plural: tithoniasSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays:Mexican sunflower
See also
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