variants or less commonly tidytips
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: an annual California composite herb (Layia platyglossa) having yellow-rayed flower heads often tipped with white

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tidy tips was in 1888

Cite this Entry

“Tidy tips.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidy%20tips. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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