African marigold

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African marigold

An aromatic annual Mexican plant (Tagetes erecta) in the composite family, having pinnately lobed leaves and showy, solitary, yellow to orange flower heads.

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African marigold - a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America

Aztec marigold, big marigold, Tagetes erecta

marigold - any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

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