First Known Use: 1940
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tithonia
noun ti·tho·nia \tə-ˈthō-nyə, tī-, -nē-ə\
Definition of TITHONIA
: any of a genus (Tithonia) of tall composite herbs or shrubs of Mexico and Central America that have flower heads resembling sunflowers and that are sometimes grown as ornamentals
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Origin of TITHONIA
New Latin, probably from Latin Tithonia, poetic name of Aurora
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