tithonia

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the genus name.

Noun[edit]

tithonia (plural tithonias)

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

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Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

tithonia f (plural tithonias)

  1. Mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia, Tithonia rotundifolia)