Meanings
nounMexican sunflower (plural Mexican sunflowers)
plural Mexican sunflowers
- The plant Tithonia diversifolia.
- The plant Tithonia rotundifolia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany 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
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Mexican sunflower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20sunflower
MLA
“Mexican sunflower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20sunflower. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexican sunflower,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20sunflower.
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