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How to use marigold in a sentence

16 example sentences · noun, adjective

Marigold means any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers. Example: “The marigolds had reseeded themselves in the flower box, so he didn't have to buy new ones this year.”

Examples of marigold by meaning

nounAny of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

  • A piece of marigold or bay leaf was imbedded in the metal, and over it a carbuncle or chrysolite was placed.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155

nounAny of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

  • Native Americans introduced whites and slaves to several edible greens including marigold, milkweed, and pokeweed (Whit 2007).2009, Herbert C. Covey, Dwight Eisnach, What the Slaves Ate, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 87

More sentences with marigold

  • The marigolds had reseeded themselves in the flower box, so he didn't have to buy new ones this year.From the entry reseed
  • With a high survival rate compared to traditional cash crops, marigolds are easier to plant.2020 September 30, “Xinjiang county smells success in marigold business”, in China Internet Information Center, archived from the original…. From the entry Yengiostang
  • Mesembryanthemum criniflorum or Dorotheanthus bellidiformis Also known as ice plant, icicle plant, pebble plant, and fig marigold.2002, Sybille Engels, Basic Gardening: Everything You Need to Make Your Garden Grow. From the entry icicle plant
  • There were strings of mogra and marigolds hanging from the frame of the bed.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 44. From the entry mogra
  • Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 13. From the entry primrose
  • Shown in "marigold, " comes also in "tangerine" and in white. $50.1977, House & Garden. From the entry cupsworth
  • So the next day, when I was married, I wore some marigolds against my white dress.1917, Mary Ellen Chase, Virginia of Elk Creek Valley. From the entry weddingy
  • I was painting marigold orange onto the back of an alebrije that looked a little like a mule deer.2022, Anna-Marie McLemore, Lakelore. From the entry alebrije
  • Marigold and Dale have a very active love life.2015, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), Number 2962: Daily Life. From the entry love life
  • With the aid of the marigolds the roses flourished; in the control beds they were sickly and drooping.1962, Rachel Carson, chapter 6, in Silent Spring, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, page 79. From the entry sickly
  • Many of our most popular flowers originated in Mexico including: marigolds, zinnias, nasturtiums, morning glories, cosmos, tithonias, sunflowers, verbenas, and many different sages.2000, Rosalind Creasy, Edible Mexican Garden, page 11. From the entry tithonia
  • But strong-stemmed bushy plants like salvias, coneflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nicotianas and zinnias should be cut back only to the next strong branch or pair of branches.2007 July 12, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times. From the entry salvia
  • The California sun was doing what the Chamber of Commerce says it always does; bees were buzzing; larks were bugling; orange marigolds were blooming by the acreful.1944, Arnold Gingrich, Coronet - Volume 16, page 40. From the entry acreful
  • The basic premise was, of course, stupid: since irradiated marigold seeds, for instance, could yield humongous blossoms, then atomic testing could transform and gigantify anything, like a technological gypsy curse.2001, David J. Skal, The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror, page 248. From the entry gigantify

Meaning of marigold

  1. noun Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
  2. noun Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
  3. noun A million pounds sterling.

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Questions about marigold in a sentence

How do you use marigold in a sentence?
Marigold is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “The marigolds had reseeded themselves in the flower box, so he didn't have to buy new ones this year.”
What is a short sentence with marigold?
“Marigold and Dale have a very active love life.”
What does marigold mean?
Marigold means any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

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