calendula

noun ca·len·du·la \kə-ˈlen-jə-lə, -dyu̇-lə\

Definition of CALENDULA

: any of a small genus (Calendula) of yellow-rayed composite herbs of temperate regions

New Latin, genus name, from Medieval Latin, from Latin calendae calends

First Known Use: 1789

Medical Dictionary

noun ca·len·du·la \kə-ˈlen-jə-lə\

capitalized : a small genus of yellow-rayed composite herbs of temperate regions

: any plant of the genus Calendula

: the dried florets of plants of the genus Calendula (especially C. officinalis) sometimes used as a mild aromatic and diaphoretic

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