mar·i·gold (m r  -g ld , mâr-)n. 1. Any of various American plants of the genus Tagetes, widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers. 2. Any of several plants related to the marigold or having similar flowers, such as the marsh marigold. [Middle English : Mari, Mary, ultimately from Greek Maria; see marionette + golde, marigold (from Old English golde; probably akin to gold).] |   |
marigold [ˈmærɪˌgəʊld]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes, esp T. erecta (African marigold) and T. patula (French marigold), cultivated for their yellow or orange flower heads and strongly scented foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar or related plants, such as the marsh marigold, pot marigold, bur marigold, and fig marigold
[from Mary (the Virgin) + gold]
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| Noun | 1. |  marigold - any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowersflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Tagetes, Tageteste - marigolds African marigold, Aztec marigold, big marigold, Tagetes erecta - a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America French marigold, Tagetes patula - strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala |
Translations
marigold
n (= African or French marigold) → Tagetes f, → Studentenblume f; (= common or pot marigold) → Ringelblume f
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