NOUN | plant | marigold | any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers |
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Sounds | meh'rahgow.ld | |
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Rhymes | behold ... wold: 49 rhymes with owld... |
Meaning | Any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers. | |
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Member of | Tageteste, genus Tagetes | marigolds |
Narrower | African marigold, big marigold, Aztec marigold, Tagetes erecta | A stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads |
French marigold, Tagetes patula | strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red | |
Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
Spanish | caléndula, flamenquilla, maravilla, margarita |
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