marigold

[ mar-i-gohld ]
/ ˈmær ɪˌgoʊld /

noun

any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
any of several unrelated plants, especially of the genus Calendula, as C. officinalis, the pot marigold.

Origin of marigold

1300–50; Middle English; see Mary (the Virgin), gold

Words nearby marigold

mariel, marielito, marienbad, marietta, mariette, marigold, marigold window, marigram, marigraph, marijuana, marikina

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British Dictionary definitions for marigold

marigold
/ (ˈmærɪˌɡəʊld) /

noun

any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes, esp T. erecta (African marigold) and T. patula (French marigold), cultivated for their yellow or orange flower heads and strongly scented foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
any of various similar or related plants, such as the marsh marigold, pot marigold, bur marigold, and fig marigold

Word Origin for marigold

C14: from Mary (the Virgin) + gold