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Any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers
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Calendula , is a genus of about 15–20 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family Asteraceae that are often known as marigolds. They are native to southwestern Asia, western Europe, Macaronesia , and the Mediterranean . Other plants ...
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n. 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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n. (context botany English) Any plant of the genus ''Calendula'', with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.
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Calendula \Ca*len"du*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. calendae calends.] (Bot.) A genus of composite herbaceous plants. One species, Calendula officinalis , is the common marigold, and was supposed to blossom on the calends of every month, whence the name.
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In homeopathy the Anemone and the Forget-me-not are known as Pulsatilla and Myosotis, and chemists accustomed to the Latin names may be shocked to find Taraxacum under Dandelion, Podophyllum under Mandrake, and Calendula under Marigold.
Other plants said to discourage nematodes are dahlias, salvia, calendula, hairy indigo, velvet beans and garlic.
Arnica flowers are sometimes adulterated with other composite flowers, especially Calendula officinalis, Inula brittanica, Kragapogon pratensis, and Scorzonera humilis.