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calendula

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaiscalendula
Portuguêscalêndula
9 more languages
Българскиневен
Češtinaměsíček
Ελληνικάκαλέντουλα
Italianocalendula
Polskinagietek
Svenskaringblomma

Examples

“Their dressing room could barely contain⟳ all the bouquets they received. Nina gave the largest and brightest, full of zinnias and calendula, to Mother when she came backstage afterward—looking, in her maternal way, even more proud than usual, not just of Nina but of Vera, too.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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