MARIGOLD


Meaning of MARIGOLD in English

/mar"i gohld'/ , n.

1. any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, esp. of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.

2. any of several unrelated plants, esp. of the genus Calendula, as C. officinalis, the pot marigold.

[ 1300-50; ME; see MARY (the Virgin), GOLD ]

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