MARIGOLD

marigold

(noun) any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the flower. The rubber gloves are generally bright yellow in colour.

Proper noun

Marigold

A female given name

Noun

Marigold (plural Marigolds)

(UK, genericised brand name, usually plural, sometimes with capital) A rubber glove, especially one for use in household cleaning.

Anagrams

• Grimaldo

Etymology

Noun

marigold (plural marigolds)

Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

Alternative form of Marigold (rubber glove for cleaning)

Adjective

marigold (comparative more marigold, superlative most marigold)

Having the color of marigolds, a bright yellowish-orange hue.

Anagrams

• Grimaldo

Source: Wiktionary


Mar"i*gold, n. Etym: [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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