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marigold definition

mari·gold (mar′ə 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
  2. any of several other plants, usually of the composite family, as the pot marigold

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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