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marigold

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mar·i·gold  (mr-gld, 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).]
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marigold
marigold
Noun
any of various plants cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers [from Mary (the Virgin) + gold]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.marigoldmarigold - any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
flower - 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 [ˈmærɪgəuld] n → caléndula
marigold [ˈmærɪgəuld] n → souci m
marigold [ˈmærɪgəuld] n → Ringelblume f
marigold [ˈmærɪgəuld] n → calendola


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"But surely I saw Marigold wreaths floating off the edge of the Ghaut only this noon," said the Adjutant.
The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
In May and June come pinks of all sorts, specially the blushpink; roses of all kinds, except the musk, which comes later; honeysuckles; strawberries; bugloss; columbine; the French marigold, flos Africanus; cherry-tree in fruit; ribes; figs in fruit; rasps; vineflowers; lavender in flowers; the sweet satyrian, with the white flower; herba muscaria; lilium convallium; the apple-tree in blossom.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
The old toad was down under the marsh, decorating her room with rushes and yellow marigold leaves, to make it very grand for her new daughter-in-law; then she swam out with her ugly son to the leaf where Thumbelina lay.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
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