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# marigold

«marigold» in Mova's school dictionary: **A garden plant with bright orange or yellow flowers** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a marigold, marigolds)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A garden plant with bright orange or yellow flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/#m1)

2) There are different kinds: pot marigolds (calendula) and French or African marigolds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and gardening lessons, children grow marigolds from seed and learn how flowers attract insects; gardeners plant them to keep pests away. In India, marigold garlands are used at festivals like Diwali and at weddings. In Mexico, they decorate the Day of the Dead. Phrases: marigold garland, Marigold gloves (UK, a brand of rubber kitchen gloves).

### examples

- We planted marigold seeds in yoghurt pots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/#x1)
- The marigolds are bright orange. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/#x2)
- Marigold garlands hung everywhere for Diwali. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/#x3)
- Gardeners plant marigolds next to tomatoes to keep pests away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/#x4)
- Bees love the marigolds in our school garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/#x5)
- Mum puts on her Marigolds to wash the dishes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/#x6)
- In Mexico, marigolds decorate the Day of the Dead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/#x7)

### note

Countable: a marigold, marigolds. Capital M for the glove brand. Pot marigold petals can be eaten, but children should never eat plants without asking an adult.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «marigold» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.