Found 2 items, similar to African marigold.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: African marigold
African marigold
n : a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower
heads; Mexico and Central America [syn:
big marigold,
Aztec marigold
,
Tagetes erecta]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: African marigold
Marigold
\Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)
A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,
especially the
Calendula officinalis (see
Calendula), and
the cultivated species of
Tagetes.
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Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different
genera bearing this name; as, the
African marigold or
French marigold of the genus
Tagetes, of which
several species and many varieties are found in
gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from
South America and Mexico:
bur marigold, of the genus
Bidens;
corn marigold, of the genus
Chrysanthemum
(
Chrysanthemum segetum, a pest in the cornfields of
Italy);
fig marigold, of the genus
Mesembryanthemum;
marsh marigold, of the genus
Caltha (
Caltha palustris), commonly known in
America as the
cowslip. See
Marsh Marigold.
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Marigold window. (Arch.) See
Rose window, under
Rose.
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African
\Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant (
Tagetes erecta
).
African oak or
African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see
African-American.
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