Main Entry: ca·len·du·la

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈlen-jə-lə\

Function: noun

1 capitalized : a small genus of yellow-rayed composite herbs of temperate regions
2 : any plant of the genus Calendula
3 : the dried florets of plants of the genus Calendula (especially C. officinalis) sometimes used as a mild aromatic and diaphoretic