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Tagetes patula

Tagetes patula

8.1
A small garden marigold with a strong smell and orange or yellow flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Tagetes patula
  • The vibrant blooms of Tagetes patula make it a popular choice for garden borders.

Examples

  • Many gardeners plant Tagetes patula to attract pollinators and add color to their flower beds.

  • Botanists recommend Tagetes patula for natural pest control due to its strong scent.

  • The garden is filled with Tagetes patula plants.

  • I love the vibrant colors of Tagetes patula!

  • Botanists recommend Tagetes patula for natural pest control due to its strong scent.

  • Many gardeners plant Tagetes patula to attract pollinators and add color to their flower beds.

  • The vibrant blooms of Tagetes patula make it a popular choice for garden borders.

Synonyms

French marigold
vsTagetes patula
4.8

A bushy annual plant with strong-smelling orange or yellow flowers often grown in gardens

is the scientific species name for the same plant

Surface Forms

Tagetes patula singular
Tagetes patulas plural

Morphology

Tagetes + patula

This is a Latin binomial (scientific) name rather than a compositional English phrase; its meaning (a specific species of marigold) depends on taxonomic convention, not predictable combination of everyday English words. One constituent is a Latin genus name and the other ('patula') is not attested in the learner dictionary, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would not be able to derive the species identity or descriptive details from them.

Etymology

Tagetes patula comes from Latin words that describe the plant. One popular idea is that Tagetes was an old name for marigolds and patula means 'spreading' or 'open', a clear image for this low, bushy marigold gardeners plant to add color and help keep pests away.