Hypertext Webster Gateway: "marigold"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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


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