marigold
/ˈmærɪgəʊld/noun
1- a plant of the daisy family with yellow, orange, or copper-brown flowers, which is widely cultivated as an ornamental.万寿菊; 金盏花。
1.1
- Genera Calendula (the common (or pot) marigold) and Tagetes (the French and African marigolds), family Compositae.金盏花属(普通金盏花, 盆栽金盏花)和万寿菊属(法国万寿菊, 非洲万寿菊), 菊科。
1.2
- used in names of other plants with yellow flowers, e.g. corn marigold, marsh marigold[用于开黄花的植物名称中, 如corn marigold, marsh marigold]。
词源
late Middle English: from the given name Mary (probably referring to the Virgin) + dialect gold, denoting the corn or garden marigold in Old English.