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calendula

/kuh-len-juh-luh/US // kəˈlɛn dʒə lə //UK // (kæˈlɛndjʊlə) //

金盏花,灯盏花,洋甘菊,金盏菊

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called pot marigold. a composite plant, Calendula officinalis, widely cultivated for its showy, many-rayed orange or yellow flower heads.
    • : the dried florets of this plant, sometimes used medicinally.
    • : any other plant of the genus Calendula.

Examples

  • Calendula (Pot Marigold), all shades of yellow; mid-July until killed by frost.

  • Infusum calendul, L. From the flowers of the common marygold (Calendula officinalis).

  • He remarks of “the marigolde” that it is called Calendula “as it is to be seene to flower in the calends of almost euerie moneth.”

  • The Calendula Cerate is one of the best of dressings for any abraded surface.

  • We hear the note of the ruby-crowned kinglet (regulus calendula) which some one says sounds like "Chappie, chappie, jackfish."