| 单词 | tithonia |
| 释义 | tithonia in British English (tɪˈθəʊnɪə, tɪˈθəʊnjə, taɪˈθəʊnɪə, taɪˈθəʊnjə) noun a Central American herb with flowers resembling sunflowers tithonia in American English (tɪˈθouniə, -ˈθounjə) noun any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers Also called: Mexican sunflower Word origin [1935–40; ‹ NL, equiv. to L Tīthōn(us) husband of Aurora + -ia -ia]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, fluorocarbon, prime mover, roadblock, walk-through-ia is a noun suffix having restricted application in various fields, as in names ofdiseases (malaria; anemia), place names (Italia; Romania), names of Roman feasts (Lupercalia), Latin or Latinizing plurals (Amphibia; insignia; Reptilia), and in other loanwords from Latin (militia)Examples of 'tithonia' in a sentence |
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