'French marigold' definitions:
Definition of 'French marigold'
(from WordNet)
noun
Strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala [syn: French marigold, Tagetes patula]
Definition of 'French marigold'
From: GCIDE
- Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis (see Calendula), and the cultivated species of Tagetes. [1913 Webster]
- Note: 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. [1913 Webster]
- Marigold window. (Arch.) See Rose window, under Rose. [1913 Webster]