African marigold
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n.
An aromatic annual Mexican plant (Tagetes erecta) in the composite family, having pinnately lobed leaves and showy, solitary, yellow to orange flower heads.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America
Synonyms: big marigold, Aztec marigold, Tagetes erecta
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