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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.

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

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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