Marigold

Marigold could mean:

Plants
  • Calendula officinalis (marigold or pot marigold)
  • Tagetes (Mexican marigold, African marigold or French marigold)
  • Glebionis segetum (syn. Chrysanthemum segetum; corn marigold)
  • tree marigold = Tithonia diversifolia
  • Peruvian marigold = usually Helianthus ssp. or rarely Tagetes tenuifolia
  • desert marigold = Baileya multiradiata
  • marsh marigold; Caltha palustris in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae

literature and entertainment
  • "Marigolds", a short story by Eugenia Collier
  • "Marigold" (song) by the band Nirvana
  • Marigold (2007 film), a Hindi film
  • A character in The Witcher
  • A character in a Streetlight Manifesto song called "The Receiving End of It All".
  • A myth describing what seems to be creation of the marigold is mentioned in the story of Clytie and Apollo, although the plant concerned is often considered to the heliotrope.

Other
  • Marigold, California
  • In British English slang, a marigold is a rubber glove, especially a yellow or orange one used for washing dishes.
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