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tithonia

UK/tɪˈθəʊ.ni.ə/US/tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ə/

tithonia noun: any member of the genus Tithonia of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe (Heliantheae) within the family Asteraceae.

Noun

tithonia (plural tithonias)

  1. Any 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

Forms of tithonia

pluraltithonias

Origin of tithonia

From the genus name.

Words that rhyme with tithonia

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Questions about tithonia

What does tithonia mean?
Tithonia means any member of the genus Tithonia of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe (Heliantheae) within the family Asteraceae.
What part of speech is tithonia?
Tithonia is a noun.
How do you pronounce tithonia?
Tithonia is pronounced /tɪˈθəʊ.ni.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of tithonia?
The plural of tithonia is tithonias.

Words near tithonia in the dictionary

  1. tithing-men
  2. tithingman
  3. tithingmen
  4. tithings
  5. tithis
  6. tithonia
  7. Tithonian
  8. tithonias
  9. tithonic
  10. tithonicity
  11. tithonographic

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