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 Mar·i·gold n.  Bot. A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis (see Calendula), and the cultivated species of Tagetes.
 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.
 Marigold window. Arch. See Rose window, under Rose.
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 Af·ri·can a.  Of or pertaining to Africa.
 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.
 African violet .
 African-American, see African-American.

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