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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
marigold/ˈmariɡəʊld/

▶noun a plant of the daisy family with yellow, orange, or copper-brown flowers, cultivated as an ornamental. [Genera Calendula and Tagetes.]

■ used in names of other plants with yellow flowers, e.g. marsh marigold.

– origin ME: from the given name Mary + dial. gold, denoting the corn or garden marigold in OE.

'marigold' also found in these Oxford entries:

blackjack - bur-marigold - calendula - chrysanthemum - corn marigold - cowslip - kingcup - marsh marigold

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