tithonia

ti·tho·nia

noun \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

Origin of TITHONIA

New Latin, probably from Latin Tithonia, poetic name of Aurora

First Known Use: 1940

Rhymes with TITHONIA

bignonia, clintonia, Estonia, Franconia, Ionia, Laconia, Livonia, mahonia, Pannonia, paulownia, Polonia, Slavonia, Snowdonia, valonia, Wallonia, zirconia