tagetes erecta

2 definitions found

tagetes erecta - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
     African.]
     Of or pertaining to Africa.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
        Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
        India.
  
     African marigold, a tropical American plant (Tagetes  erecta
        ).
  
     African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
        Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     African violet .
  
     African-American, see African-American.
        [1913 Webster]

tagetes erecta - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Tagetes erecta
      n 1: a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower
           heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: African marigold,
           big marigold, Aztec marigold, Tagetes erecta]