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calendula


ca·len·du·la

noun \kə-ˈlen-jə-lə, -dy-lə\

Definition of CALENDULA

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

Origin of CALENDULA

New Latin, genus name, from Medieval Latin, from Latin calendae calends
First Known Use: 1789

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