n. Any garden flower plant of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
n. Any plant of the genus Tagetes, a flowering plant with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
adj. Having the color of marigolds, a bright yellowish-orange hue.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis (see calendula), and the cultivated species of Tagetes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Properly, a composite plant of either of the genera Calendula and Tagetes.
n. A piece of gold money: so called from its color.
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n. any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
Word Usage
"The first thing I found out was that not only are powdered fenugreek leaves/petals pretty sparsely "available", but powdered marigold is not exactly all over the supermarket shelves either."