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calendula

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flower

Narrower terms: common marigold, pot marigold, ruddles, Scotch marigold, Calendula officinalis

History

Etymology

From translingual Calendula, New Latin calendula, diminutive of kalendae. See calends.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: невен (neven) — plant of Calendula
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金盞草 /金盏草 (jīnzhǎncǎo) — plant of Calendula
  • Czech: měsíček — plant of Calendula
  • Galician: caléndula — plant of Calendula
  • German: Calendula — plant of Calendula
  • Greek: καλέντουλα (kaléntoula) — plant of Calendula
  • Hungarian: körömvirág — plant of Calendula
  • Hungarian: kenyérvirág — plant of Calendula
  • Japanese: キンセンカ (kinsenka) — plant of Calendula
  • Japanese: 金盞花 (kinsenka) — plant of Calendula
  • Polish: nagietek — plant of Calendula
  • Portuguese: calêndula — plant of Calendula
  • Russian: кале́ндула (kaléndula) — plant of Calendula
  • Russian: ноготки́ (nogotkí) — plant of Calendula
  • Sicilian: carènnula — plant of Calendula
  • Swedish: ringblomma — plant of Calendula
  • Ukrainian: кале́ндула (kaléndula) — plant of Calendula
  • Ukrainian: нагі́дки (nahídky) — plant of Calendula