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Definition of Tagetes erecta
1. Noun. A stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tagetes Erecta
Literary usage of Tagetes erecta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations: Food and Drugs by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(1) The color additive tagetes (Aztec marigold) meal is the dried, ground flower
petals of the Aztec marigold (tagetes erecta L.) mixed with not more than ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... L., the pot-marigold ; tagetes erecta, L., the African marigold; T. patula,
L., the French marigold ; and Chrysanthemum ..."
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