corn marigold

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noun

a composite plant, Chrysanthemum segetum, of Eurasia, having daisylike, solitary yellow flowers.

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Origin of corn marigold

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby corn marigold

Corn Law, Corn Laws, corn-leaf aphid, corn lily, corn liquor, corn marigold, cornmeal, corn muffin, Corno, corn oil, corn on the cob

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How to use corn marigold in a sentence

For the uninitiated, the film is set on a future Earth whose crops (save corn) have been wiped out by a mysterious blight.
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I certainly found it very helpful when I realized we were going to have to grow our own corn.
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That must have been some corn for her to remember it 50 years later!
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Hilbert was a flashy man who helicoptered five miles daily over corn fields to and from the office.
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He is perfectly capable of introducing a bill requiring all cars to run on corn stalks instead of gasoline.
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The man with the automobile, the corn-cure, and the baby grew to be legendary in the villages of Provence.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
I should judge that a peck of corn is about the average product of a day's work through all this region.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The Vine appears at intervals, but is not general through this region: Indian Corn is also rare, and appears in small patches.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Then, kindly and gently, the boy took Squinty over to the place where the corn crib was built on to the barn.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
If he has made up his mind that I'm stealing corn nothing I could say would change his opinion.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for corn marigold

corn marigold

noun

an annual plant, Chrysanthemum segetum, with yellow daisy-like flower heads: a common weed of cultivated land: family Asteraceae (composites)

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