tithonia
[ ti-thoh-nee-uh, -thohn-yuh ]
noun
any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
Origin of tithonia
1- Also called Mexican sunflower.
Words Nearby tithonia
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How to use tithonia in a sentence
It has also been observed in tithonia, and is of constant occurrence in the seed leaves of some Mesembryanthema.
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. Masters
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