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tithonia

/tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
titho-nia
IPA
/tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ə/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Tithonia of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe (Heliantheae) within the family Asteraceae.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the genus name.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ə/
  • British English: /tɪˈθəʊ.ni.ə/

Inflected Forms

tithonias (plural)

Synonyms

mexican sunflower

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia ammonia catalonia patagonia babylonia snowdonia livonia franconia laconia sinfonia begonia

Questions

How do you pronounce tithonia?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does tithonia mean?
Any member of the genus Tithonia of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe (Heliantheae) within the family Asteraceae.
Where does tithonia come from?
From the genus name.

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