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marigold Definition

mari·gold (marə gōld′)

noun

    1. any of a genus (Tagetes) of annual plants of the composite family, with chiefly red, yellow, or orange flowers
    2. the flower of any of these
  1. any of several other plants, usually of the composite family, as the pot marigold

Etymology: ME marigolde < Marie (prob. the Virgin Mary) + gold, gold

marigold Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • plant: We dug a hole in the soil and then we planted the marigolds and put soil around them.
  • include: The wide and varied flora includes marsh marigold, oxlip and cowslip.
  • grow: Please tell me if you did in fact grow marigolds even if you did not get a photograph.
  • use: Reply I have always used African Marigolds to reduce nematodes on my onions.
  • find: Surprisingly we did find marsh marigold and bulbous buttercup in bloom.
  • call: There was also a larger version of the buttercup called marsh marigold.

Adjective modifier

  • African: Reply I have always used African Marigolds to reduce nematodes on my onions.
  • yellow: They might cut it up into quaint shapes and dot it with red daisies or yellow marigolds.
  • French: French Marigolds have been tested by planting in among Potatoes that were infected with eelworm.
  • bright: A large shallow bowl contains that Lobelia with bright orange Marigolds.
  • few: Do people want to turn everything into mown grassland and concrete with a few marigolds?

Modifies a noun

  • flower: I recently planted six marigold flowers in the small front south facing garden.
  • petal: Marigold petals are a colorful addition to a salad.
  • seed: Under a grass sward, corn marigold seeds showed a mean annual decline rate of 36 % and a half-life of 1.5 years.
  • powder: After the bath, dust down with lavender herb and marigold flower powder ( or neem powder if available ).

Noun used with modifier

  • marsh: Marsh Marigold The golden cups of marsh marigold brighten many a dull spring day.
  • corn: Corn marigold is not recorded above 1,100 ft in the UK.
  • pot: Calendula Trial Back in May, Carole decided to set up a flower trial, sowing the pot marigold: Calendula.
  • French: They also seems to like tomatoes, so she plants french marigolds and tagetes among the plants.
  • plant: They also seems to like tomatoes, so she plants french marigolds and tagetes among the plants.

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