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tagetes|təˈdʒiːtiːz|
[med.L. (L. Fuchs De Historia Stirpium (1542) 48), f. Tages, name of an Etruscan deity.]
An annual or perennial herb of the genus of this name, belonging to the family Compositæ and native to South and Central America; esp. = marigold 1 b.
1792Curtis's Bot. Mag. V. 150 (heading) Spreading Tagetes, or French Marigold. 1895W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 4) 780/2 There are also perennial Tagetes, but they are not hardy enough to make satisfactory plants out-of-doors. 1926Contemp. Rev. Feb. 233 A thick mass of petunia and tagetes..in blossom. 1962R. Page Educ. Gardener vii. 220 French gardeners are used to cultivating huge batches of..several varieties of tagetes. 1975Country Life 13 Feb. 388/2 Tagetes marigolds are not at all bad in shade. 1980L. Mantell Murder or Three ii. 23 Small shrubs..and an edging of velvety gold and brown Tagetes. |