calendula
noun
Example Sentences
Emily Burns, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2022 Not only is it formulated for curls, its orange and bergamot essential oils, turmeric, chamomile, and calendula extract lathers nicely without the use of an actual liquid shampoo. Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 16 Aug. 2022 Aloe vera hydrates, while calendula and nutmeg soothe, and vetiver is a natural antiseptic that also happens to smell deliciously manly. The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022 Natural plant extracts calendula, chamomile, and linden restore tired, dry skin and work to restore hydration. The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022 Made with calendula and chamomile oils, this mask is extremely moisturizing. Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022 Formulated with vitamin C, zinc, calendula, and clay, this mask exfoliates and tones skin to create a brilliant and even complexion. Olivia O'bryon, Forbes, 10 July 2022 This body wash and shampoo has healing agents brought by calendula, tea tree and chamomile. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022 The Calendula Essential Hydrating Cream nourishes and calms skin with calendula extract while borage seed oil softens and conditions. Sarah Han, Allure, 16 May 2022 See More Word History
borrowed from New Latin Calendula, genus name, probably borrowed from Italian calendola "the plant Calendula officinalis," from calenda "first day of the month" (borrowed from Latin Kalendae calends) + -ola, diminutive suffix
Note: Apparently a learned or semi-learned coinage in Italian. Dictionaries attribute the etymon to New Latin, but the earliest instance of it appears to be in Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Di Pedacio Dioscoride Anazarbeo libri cinque della historia & materia medicinale (Venice, 1544), an Italian translation of Dioscorides with Mattioli's commentary. According to Andrea Cesalpino's De plantis libri XVI (Florence, 1583, p. 495), "it is called Calendula in the vernacular, because it blooms monthly" ("Calendula vulgo appellatur; quia singulis mensibus floret …").
1651, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
calendula
noun