Found 2 items, similar to marigold.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: marigold
marigold
n : any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes
widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange
flowers
English → English (gcide)
Definition: 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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