calendula

[ kuh-len-juh-luh ]

/ kəˈlɛn dʒə lə /

Also called pot marigold. a composite plant, Calendula officinalis, widely cultivated for its showy, many-rayed orange or yellow flower heads.

the dried florets of this plant, sometimes used medicinally.

any other plant of the genus Calendula.

Origin of calendula

1870–75; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin calend(ae) calends + -ula -ule

Infusum calendul, L. From the flowers of the common marygold (Calendula officinalis).

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
The Calendula Cerate is one of the best of dressings for any abraded surface.

An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art |B. L. Hill
When you cut your finger, you will find Tincture of Calendula useful.

Symbolic Logic |Lewis Carroll
Was the mysterious flower, as some suggest, a Calendula (Marygold), or an Aster?

A Year in a Lancashire Garden |Henry Arthur Bright

Calendula (Pot Marigold), all shades of yellow; mid-July until killed by frost.

A Woman's Hardy Garden |Helena Rutherfurd Ely

calendula

/ (kæˈlɛndjʊlə) /

any Eurasian plant of the genus Calendula, esp the pot marigold, having orange-and-yellow rayed flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

the dried flowers of the pot marigold, formerly used medicinally and for seasoning

C19: from Medieval Latin, from Latin kalendae calends; perhaps from its supposed efficacy in curing menstrual disorders