Mexican tarragon

noun

A perennial plant with tarragon-flavored leaves, Tagetes lucida, native to Mexico and Central America, used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb.

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Mexican marigoldsweetscented marigold

Meanings

nounMexican tarragon (plural Mexican tarragons)

plural Mexican tarragons

  1. A perennial plant with tarragon-flavored leaves, Tagetes lucida, native to Mexico and Central America, used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb.

    Synonyms: Mexican marigold, sweetscented marigold

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA perennial plant with tarragon-flavored leaves, Tagetes lucida, native to Mexico and Central America, used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb.

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Mexican marigoldsweetscented marigold

Translations

Finnish rohtosamettikukka, samettirakuuna
  • rohtosamettikukkaTagetes lucida
  • samettirakuunaTagetes lucida
Polish aksamitka błyszcząca
  • aksamitka błyszczącaTagetes lucida
Swedish glanstagetes, meksikansk dragon
  • glanstagetesTagetes lucida
  • meksikansk dragonTagetes lucida
Cite this entry
APA

Mexican tarragon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20tarragon

MLA

“Mexican tarragon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20tarragon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexican tarragon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20tarragon.

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