calendula
Americannoun
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Also called pot marigold. a composite plant, Calendula officinalis, widely cultivated for its showy, many-rayed orange or yellow flower heads.
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the dried florets of this plant, sometimes used medicinally.
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any other plant of the genus Calendula.
noun
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any Eurasian plant of the genus Calendula, esp the pot marigold, having orange-and-yellow rayed flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
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the dried flowers of the pot marigold, formerly used medicinally and for seasoning
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Etymology
Origin of calendula
1870–75; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin calend ( ae ) calends + -ula -ule
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Taken internally, calendula may relieve throat infections, improve digestion, and heal gastric and duodenal ulcers.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 7, 2024
It also has calendula and chamomile to calm the skin, and sandalwood and neroli give it a heavenly scent.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2021
They were the bright yellow in the calendula flowers, the ocher streaks in the tomato skins, the yellow-green of the sorrel and kale, and the topaz of the turning maple leaves.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2019
“Kiehl’s was an apothecary on 3rd Avenue and 13th Street in New York, and things like tea, ginseng, herbs, calendula ointment and oils were considered medicines then.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2017
“I made a fresh batch of calendula last week,” Mother said.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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
But the zinnias and calendulas, In a mood of calm reserve, nod faintly As the south wind whispers the secret Of the dawn hour!
From Toward the Gulf by Masters, Edgar Lee
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 Evelyn, John
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