CALENDULA

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting plants

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)

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