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Webster 1913 Edition

Marigold

Mar′i-gold

,
Noun.
[
Mary
+
gold
.]
(Bot.)
A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the
Calendula officinalis
(see
Calendula
), and the cultivated species of
Tagetes
.
☞ There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the
African marigold
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
(
Chrysanthemum segetum
, a pest in the cornfields of Italy);
fig marigold
, of the genus
Mesembryanthemum
;
marsh marigold
, of the genus
Caltha
(
Caltha palustris
), commonly known in America as the
cowslip
. See
Marsh Marigold
.
Marigold window
.
(Arch.)
See
Rose window
, under
Rose
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Marigold

MAR'IGOLD

,
Noun.
A plant of the genus Calendula, bearing a yellow flower. There are several plants of different genera bearing this name; as the African marigold, of the genus Tagetes; corn-marigold, of the genus Chrysanthemum; fig-marigold, of the genus Mesembryanthemum; marsh-marigold, of the genus Caltha.

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