pot marigold

pot marigold

n.

See calendula.

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pot marigold

n

(Plants) a Central European and Mediterranean plant, Calendula officinalis, grown for its rayed orange-and-yellow showy flowers, the petals of which were formerly used to colour food: family Asteraceae (composites). See also calendula

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ca•len•du•la

(kəˈlɛn dʒə lə)

n., pl. -las.

a composite plant, Calendula officinalis, with many-rayed orange or yellow flowers.

[1870–75; < Medieval Latin, = Latin calend(ae) calends + -ula -ule]

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pot marigold - the common European annual marigold Calendula officinalis, common marigold, ruddles, Scotch marigold calendula - 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

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