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Ma*rig"e*nous (?), a. [L. mare
the sea + -genous.] Produced in or by the sea.

Mar"i*gold (?), n. [Mary +
gold.] (Bot.) A name for several plants with
golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis
(see Calendula), and the cultivated species of
Tagetes.

&fist; There are several yellow-flowered plants of different
genera bearing this name; as, the African 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 (C. segetum, a pest in the cornfields of
Italy); fig marigold, of the genus Mesembryanthemum;
marsh marigold, of the genus Caltha (C.
palustris), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See
Marsh Marigold.

Marigold window.


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