Camomile
chamomile.
a composite plant, Chamaemelium nobile (or Anthemis nobilis), native to the Old World, having strongly scented foliage and white ray flowers with yellow centers used medicinally and as a tea.
any of several allied plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum.
Historical Examples
The Nameless Castle Maurus Jkai
The Manxman Hall Caine
The Lands of the Saracen Bayard Taylor
The Manxman Hall Caine
The Works of John Marston John Marston
December Love Robert Hichens
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor George Dadd
Rebecca Mary Annie Hamilton Donnell
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor George Dadd
December Love Robert Hichens
noun
any aromatic plant of the Eurasian genus Anthemis, esp A. nobilis, whose finely dissected leaves and daisy-like flowers are used medicinally: family Asteraceae (composites)
any plant of the related genus Matricaria, esp M. chamomilla (German or wild camomile)
camomile tea, a medicinal beverage made from the fragrant leaves and flowers of any of these plants
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a variant spelling of camomile
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