Tagetes erecta : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Tagetes erecta	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Tagetes erecta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tagetes erecta n a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America Synonym(s): African marigold, big marigold, Aztec marigold, Tagetes erecta
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa. {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and India. {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes erecta}). {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.