Calendula

/kəˈlɛndʒələ/ noun

Definition

A plant of the marigold family with bright orange or yellow flowers, often used in medicine and cosmetics for its healing properties.

Etymology

From Latin calendula, possibly from calendae (calends/first day of the month) because the plant bloomed around the new moon or beginning of months. Medieval healers called it 'plant of the calends.'

Kelly Says

Calendula has been used as a healing herb for over 1,000 years—medieval monks grew it in monastery gardens, and it's still used in modern skincare because the science backs up what herbalists always knew!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Calendula
ka-len-doo-la
ARالعربية
زهرة الشمس
zahrat ash-shams
BNবাংলা
ক্যালেন্ডুলা
ka-len-doo-la
CACatalà
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
CSČeština
kalendula
ka-len-doo-la
DADansk
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
DEDeutsch
Calendula
ka-len-doo-la
ELΕλληνικά
καλέντουλα
ka-len-doo-la
ESEspañol
caléndula
ka-len-doo-la
FAفارسی
Calendula
ka-len-doo-la
FISuomi
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
FRFrançais
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
GUGU
કેલેન્ડુલા
ka-len-doo-la
HAHA
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
HEעברית
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
HIहिन्दी
कैलेन्डुला
ka-len-doo-la
HUMagyar
kalendula
ka-len-doo-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
IGIG
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
ITItaliano
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
JA日本語
Calendula
ka-len-doo-la
KKKK
Calendula
ka-len-doo-la
KMKM
Calendula
ka-len-doo-la
KO한국어
캘린두라
gye-lle-n-doo-ra
MRMR
कॅलेंडुला
ka-len-doo-la
MSBahasa Melayu
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
MYမြန်မာ
Calendula
ka-len-doo-la
NLNederlands
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
NONorsk
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
PAPA
ਕੈਲੰਡੁਲਾ
ka-len-doo-la
PLPolski
kalendar
ka-len-dar
PTPortuguês
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
RORomână
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
RUРусский
Календула
ka-len-doo-la
SVSvenska
kalendula
ka-len-doo-la
SWKiswahili
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
TAதமிழ்
காலண்டூலா
ka-la-n-doo-la
TEతెలుగు
కాలెండులా
ka-le-n-doo-la
THไทย
ดอกคาเลนดูลา
dok ka-len-doo-la
TLTL
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
TRTürkçe
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
UKУкраїнська
календула
ka-len-doo-la
URاردو
کالینڈولا
ka-lin-doo-la
VITiếng Việt
hoa calendula
hoa ka-len-doo-la
YOYO
calendula
ka-len-doo-la
ZH中文
万寿菊
wàn shòu jú
ZUZU
calendula
ka-len-doo-la

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