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