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Definition of German chamomile
1. Noun. Annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior.
Group relationships: Genus Matricaria, Matricaria
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of German chamomile
1. Noun. An annual plant, ''Matricaria recutita'' of the Aster family ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of German Chamomile
Literary usage of German chamomile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technical Methods of Chemical Analysis by Georg Lunge (1914)
"The German chamomile flowers, according to their intended use for the preparation
of (i) tincture; (2) extract or syrup; or (3) oil, are extracted by one of ..."
2. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"German chamomile oil, when cooled to a low temperature, ... German chamomile oil
of commerce is said to be sometimes adulterated with oil of milfoil and ..."
3. A Medical formulary based on the United States and British pharmacopoeias by Laurence Johnson (1881)
"Take of German chamomile 2 parts. Exhaust by maceration in diluted alcohol, aud
evaporate to a ... Take of German chamomile 1 part. Boiling water 5 parts. ..."
4. Origin and History of All the Pharmacopeial Vegetable Drugs, Chemicals and by John Uri Lloyd (1921)
"MATRICARIA (German chamomile) Introduced in 1840, but in this and the following
... Matricaria Chamomilla, German chamomile, is the cultivated form of ..."
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