kəˈlenjələ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, from Latin calendae, kalendae calends + -ula; perhaps from its use in folk medicine against menstrual disorders
1. capitalized : a small genus of herbs (family Compositae) native to temperate regions and having alternate simple oblong to oblong-ovate leaves and large heads of yellow-rayed flowers with a naked receptacle and incurved achenes — see pot marigold
2. -s : 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