marigold

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

From Middle English marigolde, marygoldye, from Mary (referring to the Virgin Mary) + Middle English golde (“marigold”).

Two square patches of gold fell upon the pinks and the peaked marigolds. — The Garden Party, and Other Stories, Katherine Mansfield
No, here is an African marigold, and a China-aster, and a Michaelmas daisy. — Harry's Ladder to Learning, Anonymous
The little garden, where only marigolds still bloomed, was already hooding itself in shadows. — Anne's House of Dreams, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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