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camomile(dictionary)
camomile(dictionary)

camomile (iou)



camomile noun. Also chamomile. ME.
[Old & mod. French camomille from late Latin c(h)amomilla alt. of chamaemelon from Greek khamaimelon lit. 'earth apple': so called from the smell of the flowers.]
A creeping aromatic plant of the composite family, Chamaemelum nobile, with yellow-centred white-rayed flowers, formerly much grown for its fragrance. Also (with specifying word), any of various plants (mostly weeds) of the related genera Anthemis, Chamomilla, and Matricaria.
stinking camomile: see STINKING adjective.
Comb.: camomile tea: an infusion of the flowers of Chamaemelum nobile, taken as a tonic.