field marigold
- noun
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caléndula de campo
- Farmers often find field marigold growing among their cereal crops as a weed.
Examples
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The field marigold brightens up the countryside in early spring with its yellow blossoms.
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She picked a bouquet that included field marigold from the edge of the meadow.
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Look at that field marigold!
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The field marigold blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Farmers often find field marigold growing among their cereal crops as a weed.
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The field marigold brightens up the countryside in early spring with its yellow blossoms.
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She picked a bouquet that included field marigold from the edge of the meadow.
Synonyms
A plant with bright yellow flowers that grows as a weed in grain fields
A small European plant with bright yellow flowers that often grows as a weed in grain fields
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a marigold that grows in a field' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'field' (plot of land) + 'marigold' (a yellow-flowered plant); it is a straightforward noun‑noun compound denoting a plant associated with a habitat. This literal, predictable formation is common in English (and cross‑linguistically), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Field marigold joins field and marigold to name a bright yellow flower that grows in fields. The word marigold comes from the old phrase 'Mary's gold' because people gave the golden flowers to Mary, so the name tells you it's a golden flower found 'in a field'.
