calendula
noun
a composite plant, Calendula officinalis, widely cultivated for its showy, many-rayed orange or yellow flower heads.
calendulas
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pluralof calendula.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The delicate foreground might include violas, calendulas and violet sage.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2016
Both flowers are calendulas, one a large, golden, double-petaled variety, the other an orange semidouble.
From Time Magazine Archive
Countless vases sit on every surface, holding snow-season flowers—tangerine calendulas and creamy candytufts and crimson cyclamens.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Watering the calendulas and the roses that Oliv Snyder had planted in front of the office was, I felt, one of the most hazardous jobs connected with running the motel.
From Four and Twenty Beds by Nancy Vogel
The eggs with sweet herbs prepared in ramikins and the pudding flavored with the petals of calendulas are particularly good.
From Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets by John Evelyn
