<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus <em>Tagetes</em>, as <em>T. erecta</em>, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.</li><li>Any of several unrelated plants, especially of the genus <em>Calendula</em>, as <em>C. officinalis</em>, the pot marigold.</li></ul>