fig marigold
noun
any of various plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having showy flowers of white, yellow, or pink.
Origin of fig marigold
First recorded in 1725–35
Words nearby fig marigold
fifty-three,
fifty-two,
fiftypenny,
fig,
fig leaf,
fig marigold,
fig wart,
fig wasp,
fig-bird,
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figaro
Example sentences from the Web for fig marigold
The principal genus in this order is that of Mesembryanthemum, the Fig-marigold.
Botany for Ladies |Jane Loudon
British Dictionary definitions for fig marigold
fig marigold
noun
an erect species of mesembryanthemum, M. tricolor, grown as a garden annual for its red-orange flowers with yellow centres