Definition of Camomile

1. Noun. Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis.

Exact synonyms: Anthemis Nobilis, Chamaemelum Nobilis, Chamomile
Substance meronyms: Camomile Tea
Group relationships: Chamaemelum, Genus Chamaemelum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Definition of Camomile

1. n. 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.

Definition of Camomile

1. Noun. A composite plant, ''Anthemis nobilis'', which resembles the daisy and possesses a bitter, aromatic quality, used in the making of teas and as a herbal remedy. ¹

2. Noun. Any of several other similar plants. (See Wikipedia on Chamomile.) ¹

3. Noun. Short for a camomile tea, a herbal tea made from camomile leaves. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Camomile

1. a medicinal herb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Camomile

1. The flowering heads of Anthemis nobilis (family Compositae); a stomachic. Synonym: camomile. Origin: G. Chamaimelon, chamomile, fr. Chamai, on the ground, + melon, apple (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Camomile

camisias
camisole
camisoles
camlet
camleted
camlets
cammed
cammie
cammies
camming
camo
camoed
camogie
camogies
camoing
camomile (current term)
camomile tea
camomiles
camonflet
camonflets
camorras
camorrist
camorrista
camorristi
camorrists
camos
camosh
camote
camotes
camouflage

Literary usage of Camomile

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"From the finely-cut leaves, somewhat like camomile leaves. ... NE Yks. camomile, Unsavoury. A name invented by Lyte for Matricaria inodora, L., ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"67) assigns the name to Matricaria Chamomilla, L. camomile, German. ... From the finely-cut leaves, somewhat like camomile leaves. camomile, Red. ..."

3. Poems and Translations by William James Linton (1889)
"ATY Love is like the camomile •*.»•»• (A Lover so complain'd), That trampled groweth more the while And flourisheth disdain'd. ..."

4. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"Spring thick-leav'd camomile of Cbio, with large Flowers. ... Sort is the common camomile of the Shops, and is the only Kind which is propagated for Ufe in ..."

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