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English Dictionary: marsh marigold by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marsh marigold
n
  1. swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
    Synonym(s): marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)
      A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,
      especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and
      the cultivated species of {Tagetes}.
  
      Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different
               genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French
               marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several
               species and many varieties are found in gardens. They
               are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and
               Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn
               marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum},
               a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of
               the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the
               genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in
               America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}.
  
      {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See
      {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.]
      A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or
      wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also
      {marish}.]
  
      {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum})
            with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white
            flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}.
  
      {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris})
            having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;
            marsh five-finger.
  
      {Marsh elder}. (Bot.)
      (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}).
      (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt
            marshes ({Iva frutescens}).
  
      {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above).
           
  
      {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}.
  
      {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses
            growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall
            {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very
            young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt
            hay.
  
      {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier
            ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk},
            {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}.
  
      {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both
            America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,
            with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse
            hawk}.
      (b) The marsh harrier.
  
      {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of
            fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water
            marshes.
  
      {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A.
            officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and
            whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.
  
      {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous
            genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves,
            growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}.
           
  
      {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark.
  
      {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S.
            Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully
            astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also
            {sea lavender}.
  
      {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea})
            found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}.
  
      {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes
            Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored
            flowers.
  
      {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}.
  
      {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}.
  
      {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens
            of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They
            chiefly inhabit salt marshes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Marsh marigold \Marsh mar"i*gold\ (Bot.)
      A perennial plant of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}),
      growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In
      the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of
      {cowslip}. See {Cowslip}.
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