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SUN MARIGOLD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sun marigold mean?
• SUN MARIGOLD (noun)
The noun SUN MARIGOLD has 1 sense:
1. any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage
Familiarity information: SUN MARIGOLD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cape marigold; star of the veldt; sun marigold
Hypernyms ("sun marigold" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("sun marigold" is a member of...):
Dimorphotheca; genus Dimorphotheca (South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers)
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