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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
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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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