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Marigold definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAR'IGOLD, n. A plant of the genus Calendula, bearing a yellow flower. There are several plants of different genera bearing this name; as the African marigold, of the genus Tagetes; corn-marigold, of the genus Chrysanthemum; fig-marigold, of the genus Mesembryanthemum; marsh-marigold, of the genus Caltha.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Mary, mother of Jesus + Middle English gold Date: 14th century 1. pot marigold 2. any of a genus (Tagetes) of composite herbs with showy usually yellow, orange, or maroon flower heads

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any plant of the genus Calendula or Tagetes, with golden or bright yellow flowers. Etymology: ME f. Mary (prob. the Virgin) + dial. gold, OE golde, prob. rel. to GOLD

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the African 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 (C. segetum, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); fig marigold, of the genus Mesembryanthemum; marsh marigold, of the genus Caltha (C. palustris), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See Marsh Marigold. Marigold window. (Arch.) See Rose window, under Rose.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(marigolds) A marigold is a type of yellow or orange flower. N-VAR