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marigold

mar·i·gold [ márrə gld ] (plural mar·i·golds)


noun 
Definition:
 
garden plant with yellow flower: a common garden plant with stems with a strong smell sometimes thought unpleasant. Flowers: yellow, orange. Native to: tropical America.  Genus Tagetes.

[14th century. < the name Mary (referring to the Virgin Mary) + Old English golde "marigold, corn marigold"]
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