Definitions
Showy yellow or orange flower.
Word origin
From Middle English marigolde, marygoldye, from Mary (referring to the Virgin Mary) + Middle English golde (“marigold”).
Used in a sentence
“A piece of marigold or bay leaf was imbedded in the metal, and over it a carbuncle or chrysolite was placed.”
“After studying the book for several minutes, he began to assemble a weird collection of plants and herbs on the floor in front of him. Hemlock and foxglove, ivy and deadnettle, henbane and marigold[.]”
“Native Americans introduced whites and slaves to several edible greens including marigold, milkweed, and pokeweed (Whit 2007).”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Orange-yellow flower”8 letters
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