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CALENDULA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("calendula" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calendula"):
Calendula officinalis; common marigold; pot marigold; ruddles; Scotch marigold (the common European annual marigold)
Holonyms ("calendula" is a member of...):
genus Calendula (marigold)