Definition of Tagetes erecta

1. Noun. A stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America.

Exact synonyms: African Marigold, Aztec Marigold, Big Marigold
Generic synonyms: Marigold

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tagetes Erecta

Taenia quadrilobata
Taenia taeniaeformis
Taeniarhynchus
Taeniidae
Taeniorhynchus
Taenzer's stain
Taff
Taffia
Taffy
Taffys
Tafia
Taft
Tagalog
Tagalogs
Tagesa
Tagetes erecta
Tagetes patula
Tageteste
Tagliacotian
Tagliacozzian
Taglish
Tagus
Tagus River
Tahiti
Tahitian
Tahitians
Tahoe
Tahyna virus
Tai
Tai-Kadai

Literary usage of Tagetes erecta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations: Food and Drugs by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(1) The color additive tagetes (Aztec marigold) meal is the dried, ground flower petals of the Aztec marigold (tagetes erecta L.) mixed with not more than ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... L., the pot-marigold ; tagetes erecta, L., the African marigold; T. patula, L., the French marigold ; and Chrysanthemum ..."

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