big marigold
- noun
- US
:
cempasúchil
- She planted big marigold in her garden to add bright color throughout the summer.
Examples
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During the summer, the vibrant big marigold flowers attracted many butterflies to the garden.
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I planted a big marigold in my front yard.
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A vibrant big marigold was the focal point of the floral arrangement.
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The festival paraded streets lined with rows of big marigold blossoms.
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The big marigold bloomed beautifully in the garden.
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In the spring, she decided to grow big marigold plants for their bright yellow flowers.
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The gardener admired the large clusters of big marigold that brightened up the landscape.
Synonyms
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A garden plant with bright yellow or orange flowers
A bushy annual plant with large yellow or orange flowers used in gardens
A tall garden plant with bright yellow or orange flowers
A tall annual plant with large bright yellow or orange flower heads often called African marigold
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'big' (noticeably larger) modifies 'marigold' (the flower species) to indicate a large marigold. This ordinary adjective+noun pattern is non-idiomatic and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the phrase.
Etymology
Big marigold comes from the old name marigold, once called 'Mary's gold' because its bright yellow flowers were used to decorate churches for the Virgin Mary. The word big just shows it is a large, showy marigold, so big marigold means a large, bright flower used for decoration.