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TAGETES PATULA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tagetes patula mean?
• TAGETES PATULA (noun)
The noun TAGETES PATULA has 1 sense:
1. strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala
Familiarity information: TAGETES PATULA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
French marigold; Tagetes patula
Hypernyms ("Tagetes patula" is a kind of...):
marigold (any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers)
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