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tithonia

UK/tɪˈθəʊ.ni.ə/UK/taɪˈ-/US/tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ə/

noun

Any member of the genus Tithonia of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe (Heliantheae) within the family Asteraceae.

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Mexican sunflower

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Meanings

nountithonia (plural tithonias)

plural tithonias

biologyAny member of the genus Tithonia of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe (Heliantheae) within the family Asteraceae.
Many of our most popular flowers originated in Mexico including: marigolds, zinnias, nasturtiums, morning glories, cosmos, tithonias, sunflowers, verbenas, and many different sages.
2000, Rosalind Creasy, Edible Mexican Garden, page 11

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

Similar

Mexican sunflower

Broader

Also see

mexican sunflower

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the genus name.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tithonia

Estonia macedonia ammonia Patagonia Catalonia Livonia Laconia harmonia sinfonia Snowdonia Franconia Freedonia Polonia begonia Ambazonia Babylonia heliconia Wallonia Cydonia Paeonia Slavonia Pannonia Sophronia watsonia

Cite this entry

APA

tithonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tithonia

MLA

“tithonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tithonia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tithonia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tithonia.

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