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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- camomille, chamomille (rare)
- chamomile (botany, pharmacology)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English [Term?], first attested 1265, from Old French camomille, from Latin chamaemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.məˌmaɪl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.məˌmaɪl/, /ˈkæ.məˌmil/
Noun[edit]
camomile (countable and uncountable, plural camomiles)
- Composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:
- Matricaria recutita (formerly known as Matricaria chamomilla), German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy.
- Synonyms: German camomile, Hungarian camomile
- Chamaemelum nobile (formerly Anthemis nobilis), English chamomile or Roman chamomile, a ground cover with fragrant foliage.
- Synonyms: Roman camomile, English camomile
- Matricaria recutita (formerly known as Matricaria chamomilla), German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy.
- Any of several other similar plants. (See below)
- Short for camomile tea.
Derived terms[edit]
- Cape chamomile, Eriocephalus punctulatus
- corn chamomile, Anthemis arvensis
- dyer's chamomile, Cota tinctoria
- English chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile
- false chamomile, Tripleurospermum inodorum
- garden chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile
- field chamomile, Anthemis arvensis
- golden chamomile, Cota tinctoria
- Moroccan chamomile, Cladanthus multicaulis
- oxeye chamomile, Cota tinctoria
- Roman chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile
- scentless chamomile, Tripleurospermum inodorum
- scentless chamomile, Anthemis arvensis
- stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula
- wild chamomile, Matricaria discoidea
- wild chamomile, Matricaria recutita
- wild chamomile, Tripleurospermum inodorum
- yellow chamomile, Cota tinctoria
Translations[edit]
Matricaria recutita
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Chamaemelum nobile
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similar plant
camomile tea — see camomile tea
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Translations to be checked: "plant"
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Further reading[edit]
Chamomile on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anthemis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anthemis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- camomile at USDA Plants database
- camomile at USDA Plants database
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 3-syllable words
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- English uncountable nouns
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- English short forms
- en:Anthemideae tribe plants
- en:Spices and herbs
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