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marigold

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English

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pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
French marigold (Tagetes patula)

Etymology

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From Middle English marigolde, marygoldye, from Mary (referring to the Virgin Mary) +‎ Middle English golde (“marigold”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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marigold (plural marigolds)

  1. Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155:
      A piece of marigold or bay leaf was imbedded in the metal, and over it a carbuncle or chrysolite was placed.
  2. Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
    • 2009, Herbert C. Covey, Dwight Eisnach, What the Slaves Ate, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 87:
      Native Americans introduced whites and slaves to several edible greens including marigold, milkweed, and pokeweed (Whit 2007).
  3. (UK, slang, obsolete) A million pounds sterling.
  4. Alternative form of Marigold (rubber glove for cleaning)

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References

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  • (million pounds): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

Adjective

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marigold (comparative more marigold, superlative most marigold)

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

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