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発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡəʊld/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡoʊld/, /ˈmɛɹ.ɪˌɡoʊld/

名詞

marigold (plural marigolds)

1. Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155:

     A piece of marigold or bay leaf was imbedded in the metal, and over it a carbuncle or chrysolite was placed.

2. Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
   • 2009, Herbert C. Covey, Dwight Eisnach, What the Slaves Ate, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 87:

     Native Americans introduced whites and slaves to several edible greens including marigold, milkweed, and pokeweed (Whit 2007).

3. (UK, slang, obsolete) A million pounds sterling.
4. Alternative form of Marigold (rubber glove for cleaning)

派生語

参照

• (million pounds): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

形容詞

marigold (comparative more marigold, superlative most marigold)

1. Having the color of marigolds, a bright yellowish-orange hue.

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参考

• Marigold on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Grimaldo