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bur marigold
(gcide) | Marigold \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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Marigold window. (Arch.) See Rose window, under Rose.
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bur marigold
(gcide) | stick-tight \stick"-tight`\, n. (Bot.)
1. any of several plants having seeds tipped with barbs that
may cling to fur or clothing, especially those of the
genus Bidens, also called bur marigold,
beggar-ticks, and Beggar's ticks, which have prickly
flattened achenes. --RHUD
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. a seed from a sticktight[1].
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Bur marigold
(gcide) | Bur marigold \Bur" mar"i*gold\
See Beggar's ticks.
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bur marigold
(wn) | bur marigold
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow
flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
[syn: bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar-ticks,
beggar's-ticks, sticktight] |
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trifid bur marigold
(encz) | trifid bur marigold, n: |
Bur marigold
(gcide) | Marigold \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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Marigold window. (Arch.) See Rose window, under Rose.
[1913 Webster]stick-tight \stick"-tight`\, n. (Bot.)
1. any of several plants having seeds tipped with barbs that
may cling to fur or clothing, especially those of the
genus Bidens, also called bur marigold,
beggar-ticks, and Beggar's ticks, which have prickly
flattened achenes. --RHUD
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. a seed from a sticktight[1].
[PJC]Bur marigold \Bur" mar"i*gold\
See Beggar's ticks.
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trifid bur marigold
(wn) | trifid bur marigold
n 1: bur marigold of temperate Eurasia [syn: {European beggar-
ticks}, trifid beggar-ticks, trifid bur marigold,
Bidens tripartita] |
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