Definition: Cempasuchil, or flor de muerto are marigold flowers, and they figure prominently in Day of the Dead celebrations. The word comes from the Nahuatl (the language spoken by the Aztecs) and means twenty-flower, referring to the many petals of the flower. Cempoa, meaning "twenty" and xochitl, "flower."
Pronunciation: sem-pa-soo-cheel
Also Known As: Marigolds
Alternate Spellings: Sempasuchitl, Cempoaxochitl
