HyperDic: tithonia

English > 1 sense of the word tithonia:
NOUNplanttithonia, Mexican sunflowerany plant of the genus Tithonia
English > tithonia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny 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.
SynonymMexican sunflower
Member ofgenus Tithoniagenus of robust herbs of Mexico and Central America
BroaderflowerA plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
Spanishtithonia

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