marsh marigold
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
marsh marigold
▶noun a plant of the buttercup family which has large yellow flowers and grows in damp ground and shallow water. [Caltha palustris.]
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.
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