Found 3 hits - Term: corn marigold, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
marigold \mar"igold\, 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.
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note: there are several yellow-flowered plants of different
genera bearing this name; as, the african marigold 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
chrysanthemum segetum, a pest in the cornfields of
italy; fig marigold, of the genus
mesembryanthemum; marsh marigold, of the genus
caltha caltha palustris, commonly known in
america as the cowslip. see marsh marigold.
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marigold window. arch. see rose window, under rose.
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see also:
calendula officinalis calendula tagetes african marigold french marigold bur marigold
bidens corn marigold chrysanthemum chrysanthemum segetum fig marigold
mesembryanthemum marsh marigold caltha caltha palustris cowslip
marsh marigold marigold window rose window rose
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
corn \corn\, n. as. corn; akin to os. korn, d. koren, g., dan.,
sw., icel. korn, goth. ka'urn, l. granum, russ. zerno.
cf. grain, kernel.
1. a single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
and maize; a grain.
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2. the various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
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note: in scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
the united states, to maize, or indian corn see
sense 3, and in england to wheat.
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3. a tall cereal plant zea mays bearing its seeds as
large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard
cylindrical ear, the core of which the cob is not
edible; -- also called indian corn and, in technical
literature, maize. there are several kinds; as, yellow
corn, which grows chiefly in the northern states, and is
yellow when ripe; white corn or southern corn, which
grows to a great height, and has long white kernels;
sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender
varieties, grown chiefly at the north, some of which have
kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any
small variety, used for popping. corn seeds may be cooked
while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped
from the ear and cooked subsequently. the term indian
corn is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn
having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it
is used for decoration, especially in the fall.
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4. the plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
reaping and before thrashing.
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in one night, ere glimpse of morn,
his shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --milton.
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5. a small, hard particle; a grain. "corn of sand." --bp.
hall. "a corn of powder." --beau. fl.
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corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
candy from molasses or sugar.
corn bread, bread made of indian meal.
corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
corn cockle bot., a weed agrostemma githago syn.
lychnis githago, having bright flowers, common in grain
fields.
corn flag bot., a plant of the genus gladiolus; --
called also sword lily.
corn fly. zool.
a a small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. the
common european species is chlorops taeniopus.
b a small fly anthomyia ze whose larva or maggot
destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
corn fritter, a fritter having green indian corn mixed
through its batter. u. s.
corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
in force in great britain till 1846, prohibiting the
importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
when the price rose above a certain rate.
corn marigold. bot. see under marigold.
corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green indian corn
and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
u.s.
corn parsley bot., a plant of the parsley genus
petroselinum segetum, a weed in parts of europe and
asia.
corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn.
corn poppy bot., the red poppy papaver rhoeas,
common in european cornfields; -- also called corn rose.
corn rent, rent paid in corn.
corn rose. see corn poppy.
corn salad bot., a name given to several species of
valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad.
valerianella olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce.
corn stone, red limestone. prov. eng.
corn violet bot., a species of campanula.
corn weevil. zool.
a a small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
b in america, a weevil sphenophorus zeae which
attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
great damage. see grain weevil, under weevil.
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see also:
grain kernel indian corn zea mays maize yellow corn
white corn southern corn sweet corn pop corn indian corn
corn ball corn bread corn cake corn cockle agrostemma githago
lychnis githago corn flag gladiolus sword lily corn fly
chlorops taeniopus anthomyia ze corn fritter corn laws corn marigold
marigold corn oyster corn parsley petroselinum segetum corn popper
corn poppy papaver rhoeas corn rose corn rent corn rose
corn salad valerianella valerianella olitoria lamb's lettuce corn stone
corn violet campanula corn weevil sphenophorus zeae grain weevil
weevil
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
corn marigold
n : european herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in
grain fields syn: field marigold, chrysanthemum
segetum
see also:
field marigold chrysanthemum segetum
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