tagetes
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tagetes
from New Latin, from Tages an Etruscan god
Example Sentences
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The botanical name of my new herb is Tagetes lucida, and the genus Tagetes includes the popular garden marigolds, so I looked for indented, marigold-looking foliage when my seeds germinated.
From Washington Post
There are plenty of bedding plants now that were not there originally: Tagetes were not there .
From The New Yorker
Johnson & Johnson says it removed DEP, the phthalate most commonly used in fragrance and other cosmetics, and other phthalates from all products, and they announced that their fragrances wouldn't contain animal-derived ingredients, nitromusks and polycyclic musks, tagetes, rose crystal and diacetyl.
From Scientific American
While that scent was affiliated with India in name and design only, Bracelet's heart note is tagetes, a type of marigold known as India's carnation.
From New York Times
While that scent was affiliated with India in name and design only, Bracelet’s heart note is tagetes, a type of marigold known as India’s carnation.
From New York Times
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