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Camomile

Camomile Meaning & Definition
Camomile Definition And Meaning

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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