calendula

noun
UK /kəˈlɛndjʊlə/
US /kəˈlɛndʒələ/

Calendula is a bright yellow or orange flower that people often use to make medicine and skin cream.

She picked a calendula from the garden to make a soothing cream.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A plant of the daisy family with sticky leaves and bright flowers.

Calendula grows easily in sunny gardens.

3. An ointment or lotion made from calendula flowers, used on the skin.

He put calendula on the small cut on his knee.

4. A yellow-orange color like the flower.

The sunset glowed a soft calendula.