Calendula

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Calendula \Ca*len"du*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. calendae calends.]
     (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.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  calendula
       n : 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