About The Word Camomile
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Camomile
Camomile Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Camomile?
[n] Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
Synonyms | Synonyms for Camomile: Anthemis nobilis | Chamaemelum nobilis | chamomile Related Terms | Find terms related to Camomile: See Also | camomile tea | Chamaemelum | genus Chamaemelum | herb | herbaceous plant Camomile In Webster's Dictionary \Cam"o*mile\, Chamomile \Cham"o*mile\, n.[LL.
camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr. ?, lit. earth apple, being so
called from the smell of its flower. See {Humble}, and
{Melon}.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbs ({Anthemis}) of the Composite family. The
common camomile, {A. nobilis}, is used as a popular remedy.
Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter, aromatic
taste. They are tonic, febrifugal, and in large doses emetic,
and the volatile oil is carminative.
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