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marigold

DEFINITIONS OF: marigold

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

Types:
African marigold, Aztec marigold, Tagetes erecta, big marigold
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
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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