marigold
See also: Marigold
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English marigolde, marygoldye, from Mary (“referring to the Virgin Mary”) + golde (“marigold”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡəʊld/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡoʊld/, /ˈmɛɹ.ɪˌɡoʊld/
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Noun edit
marigold (plural marigolds)
- 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.
- Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
- (UK, slang, obsolete) A million pounds sterling.
- Alternative form of Marigold (rubber glove for cleaning)
Derived terms edit
- African marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- Aztec marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- bur marigold (Bidens spp.)
- corn marigold (Glebionis segetum)
- desert marigold
- fig marigold (Aizoaceae)
- French marigold (Tagetes patula)
- marigold window
- marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)
- Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Translations edit
Calendula
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Tagetes
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References edit
- (million pounds): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
Adjective edit
marigold (comparative more marigold, superlative most marigold)
- Having the color of marigolds, a bright yellowish-orange hue.
- marigold: