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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
chamomile
n 1: Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed
flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some
classification systems placed in genus Anthemis [syn:
chamomile, camomile, Chamaemelum nobilis, Anthemis
nobilis]
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Camomile \Cam"o*mile\, Chamomile \Cham"o*mile\ (k[a^]m"[-o]*m[imac]l), n. [LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr. chamai`mhlon, 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, Anthemis 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. [1913 Webster] | ||
| 3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Chamomile \Cham"o*mile\, n. (Bot.) See Camomile. [1913 Webster] | ||
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