Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Mediterranean annual plant (Calendula officinalis) in the composite family, widely cultivated for its showy, yellow or orange, rayed flower heads that were formerly used in medicine, coloring, and flavoring of food.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants, natural order Compositœ, with yellow or orange flowers, having a powerful but not pleasant odor, natives of the Mediterranean region; the marigolds.
- noun In ornith.: An old and disused name of the crested wren of Europe, Regulus cristatus. Brisson, 1760.
- noun The specific name of the ruby-crowned kinglet of North America, Regulus calendula.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of African larks, of which C. crassirostris is an example.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of composite herbaceous plants. One species,
Calendula officinalis , is the common marigold, and was supposed to blossom on the calends of every month, whence the name.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany Any
plant of the genusCalendula , with yellow or orange flowers, often calledmarigolds .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When did marigolds aka 'stinkin' Rogers' become known as calendula?
How Does Your Garden Grow? Kirsty 2008
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When did marigolds aka 'stinkin' Rogers' become known as calendula?
Archive 2008-03-01 Kirsty 2008
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For us modern day herbalists who prefer to buy our wares in natural food stores, there are wonderful marigold-based skin-care products sold under the botanical name calendula that can soothe and heal mild skin problems.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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For us modern day herbalists who prefer to buy our wares in natural food stores, there are wonderful marigold-based skin-care products sold under the botanical name calendula that can soothe and heal mild skin problems.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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For us modern day herbalists who prefer to buy our wares in natural food stores, there are wonderful marigold-based skin-care products sold under the botanical name calendula that can soothe and heal mild skin problems.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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For us modern day herbalists who prefer to buy our wares in natural food stores, there are wonderful marigold-based skin-care products sold under the botanical name calendula that can soothe and heal mild skin problems.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Insisting that the ties with La Gacilly must never be severed, Rocher kept 44 hectares of land around the village that are still used to grow flowers such as calendula and nasturtium.
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Use an anti-acne serum made with herbal ingredients such as calendula and tea tree oil to reduce acne-causing bacteria.
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It developed into a cottage industry and a brand called Cherub Rubs, made of certified organic ingredients such as calendula, apricot and aloe vera from Australia.
unknown title 2009
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If my face feels dry, I use a salve that a friend makes for me, consisting of olive oil and calendula, apricot kernal oil, comfrey, lavender and beeswax.
The Colorful Garments Painted by Eugene de Blaas (1815-1894) 2009
fbharjo commented on the word calendula
word derived from the same source as calendar because the flower (marigold?) bloomed every month according to Pliny
November 30, 2008