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Definition: Calendula |
CalendulaNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Calendula \Ca*len"du*la\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Latin expression calendae calends.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Health | Genus of annuals in the family Asteraceae that contains carotenoids, essential oils (oils, volatile), flavonoids, mucilage, saponins, and sterols. It is used both topically and internally. (references) |
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Crosswords: Calendula |
| English words defined with "calendula": Calendula officinalis, Calendulin ♦ genus Calendula ♦ Regulus calendula. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Calendula" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (marigold), Italian (calendula, marigold). |
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| "Calendula" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 52.94% of the time. "Calendula" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 52.94% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Noun (proper) | 47.06% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 17 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "calendula": Calendula (Pot Marigold) ♦ Calendula officinalis ♦ genus Calendula ♦ R calendula ♦ Regulus calendula. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
calendula | 226 |
calendula flower | 20 |
calendula officinalis | 19 |
calendula oil | 12 |
calendula toner | 10 |
calendula cream | 10 |
calendula picture | 6 |
calendula flower picture | 4 |
calendula ointment | 4 |
calendula recipe | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "calendula"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | невен (marigold). (various references) | |
Czech | druh rostliny (dog's grass, elecampane, endive, epiphyte, fenugreek, foxbane, foxglove, foxtail, furze, gentian, germander, gillyflower, ginseng, gloxinia, heliotrope, hellebore, hyssop, ipecacuanha, larkspur, lobelia, loganberry, loosestrife, sainfoin, salsify, saltwort, sea kale, shadberry, squill). (various references) | |
Danish | markmorgenfrue (field calendula, field marigold). (various references) | |
Dutch | akkergoudsbloem (field calendula, field marigold). (various references) | |
Farsi | گل همیشه بهار(گ.ش.), گل اشرفی , اذریون . (various references) | |
Finnish | peltokehäkukka (field calendula, field marigold). (various references) | |
French | souci des champs (field calendula), huile de calendule (calendula oil). (various references) | |
German | Ringelblumenöl (calendula oil), Acker-Ringelblume (field calendula, field marigold). (various references) | |
Greek | καλένδουλα η άγρια (field calendula, field marigold), καλεντούλα (field calendula, field marigold). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kéri körömvirág. (various references) | |
Italian | calendula (marigold), calendola. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alendulacay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | calêndula. (various references) | |
Russian | календула, ноготки (marigold). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vrsta biljke (calceolaria, campion, candytuft, cuckooflower, cudweed, delphinium, genista, sisal, sow-thistle), kalendula. (various references) | |
Spanish | caléndula, maravilla, caléndula (marigold). (various references) | |
Ukranian | календула (marigold), нагідки. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Calendula aegyptiaca Desf., Calendula arvensis L.. (various references) |
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Words beginning with "calendula": calendulas. (additional references) | |
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"Calendula" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Kalangula, Lavendula. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "calendula" (pronounced 'Ca*len"du*la'): Acanthocephala, Acicula, Actinula, Ala, Algarovilla, Alula, Ametabola, Ampulla, Amygdala, Angola, Anopla, Aquila, Archencephala, Archiblastula, Areola, Armilla, Arolla, Artiodactyla, Auricula, Axilla, Baggala, Bandala, Banderilla, Barilla, bengola, Beteela, Blastula, Bulla, Cabala, Cabrilla, Caffila, Calcavella, Calla, Camarilla, Campanula, Canella, Cannicula, Cannula, Capella, Capitula, Cappella, Carambola, Cedilla, Cella, Chinchilla, Chrysocolla, Cicala, Claribella, Coccinella, Codilla, Collembola, Columbella, Columella, Comatula, Copula, Coronilla, Cunabula, Cupola, Cypsela, Cytula, Dendrocoela, Dongola, E-la, Emgalla, Enopla, Euplectella, Fabella, Faecula, Falcula, Fasciola, Favella, Fecula, Fenes-tella, Fibrilla, fibula, fistula, flotilla, Forficula, formula, Foveola, Fovilla, Fringilla, furcula, gala, Ganocephala, Gentianella, Geophila, gorgonzola, gorilla, granadilla, Granilla, Grubbla, guerilla, Gula, Gyrencephala, Hemimetabola, Hexapla, Holometabola, hyperbola, Impalla, Infula, Intermaxilla, Itala, kabala, Kamala, koala, Lacinula, lamella, Lenticula, Ligula, Lingula, Lipocephala, Lirella, Lissencephala, Locustella, lunula, Lyencephala, macula, Magdala, mammilla, mandola, mantilla, Manzanilla, Marginella, Marsala, maxilla, medulla, Mesoscapula, Micella, Miliola, Mochila, Monerula, Monocondyla, morula, Mulla, Myelencephala, Nebula, Neurula, Nubecula, Nucula, Nyula, Octapla, Olla, Orbicula, osteocolla, Padella, Paleola, Palla, palola, Papilla, Papula, Parabola, Paracorolla, Patela, Patella, Patellula, Pathopoela, Peninsula, Pennatula, Penumbrala, Pergola, Perilla, Perissodactyla, Perula, Phainopepla, Phanerodactyla, Philomela, Pimola, Pinnula, Planula, Plumula, Polygala, Postscapula, Praemaxilla, Predella, Premaxilla, Presscapula, Pseudonavicella, Pseudonavicula, Pseudostella, Psylla, Pteryla, Pulsatilla, Pyla, Rachilla, Radula, ranula, ravenala, Retinula, Rhabdocoela, Rhachilla, Rhizocephala, Rhynchocephala, Rhynchonella, Rosella, roseola, Rotella, Rotula, rubella, rubeola, Rupicola, Sabadilla, Sabella, Saccharilla, Saltarella, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Scagliola, Scala, Scaliola, scapula, scintilla, Scopula, Scrobicula, scrofula, Scybala, Scylla, Semiparabola, Semolella, sequela, Serpula, Serrula, Setula, Sigla, Silicula, Solidungula, spatula, spirula, Spongilla, Sportula, Squamella, Squamula, squilla, Stegocephala, stela, Stipula, Stola, Strobila, Subumbrella, Succula, Sula, Supermaxilla, Supramaxilla, Symphyla, Synapticula, Tabula, Taeniola, Talegalla, tarantella, tarantula, Tegula, tequila, Terebratula, Tetracoralla, Tetrapla, Thecla, Tigella, Tipula, Tola, tortilla, trabecula, Trehala, Tremella, Turbinella, Turritella, Ulula, umbrella, Urodela, Ursula, uvula, Vaginicola, Vaginula, Valhalla, vallecula, Valvula, Vanilla, Varicella, Variola, Velella, Vesicula, Villa, Villanella, Vitrella, Vorticella, Whala, Wyla, Zilla, Zoochlorella, Zorilla. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-l-l-n-u" | |
-1 letter: calendal, canalled, uncalled. | |
-2 letters: alcalde, canaled, candela, canella, canulae, decanal, lacunae, lacunal, nucleal, unlaced. | |
-3 letters: alcade, allude, aludel, alulae, anlace, callan, called, candle, canula, caudal, caudle, cedula, culled, cuneal, lacuna, lacune, lanced, landau, launce, nulled, unclad, unlace, unlade, unlead. | |
-4 letters: acned, adunc, aland, alane, alula, calla, canal, caned, cauld, cella, clade, clean, clued, dance, decal, ducal, dunce, eland, laced, laden, ladle, lance, lauan, naled, ulnad, ulnae, uncle, unled. | |
-5 letters: aced, acne, alae, alan, alec, anal, auld, cade, call, cane, caul, cell, clad, clan, clue, cued, cull, dace, dale, deal, dean, dell, dual, duce, duel, dull, dune, elan, lace, lade, land, lane, laud, lead, leal, lean, lend, leud, luce, lude, luna, lune, nada, nude, null, ulan, ulna, unde. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-d-e-l-l-n-u" | |
+1 letter: calendulas. | |
+2 letters: unallocated. | |
+3 letters: hallucinated, uncalculated. | |
+4 letters: educationally, undialectical. | |
+5 letters: calculatedness, clairaudiently, unacademically. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6C 65 6E 64 75 6C 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-.. . -. -.. ..- .-.. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101100 01100101 01101110 01100100 01110101 01101100 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a l e n d u l a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006C 0065 006E 0064 0075 006C 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)376778718070877867 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Translations: Ancient 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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