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cham⋅o⋅mile
[kam-uh-mahyl, -meel] 
–noun
| 1. | a composite plant, Chamaemelium nobile (or Anthemis nobilis), native to the Old World, having strongly scented foliage and white ray flowers with yellow centers used medicinally and as a tea. |
| 2. | any of several allied plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum. |
Also, camomile.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME camamyll, camomille < MF, OF camomille or ML camomilla, for L chamaemēlon < Gk chamaímēlon, equiv. to chamaí on the ground + mêlon apple; allegedly so called from the applelike odor of the flowers
1350–1400; ME camamyll, camomille < MF, OF camomille or ML camomilla, for L chamaemēlon < Gk chamaímēlon, equiv. to chamaí on the ground + mêlon apple; allegedly so called from the applelike odor of the flowers
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| cham·o·mile or cam·o·mile (kām'ə-mīl', -mēl') n.
[Middle English camomille, from Old French, from Late Latin chamomilla, alteration of Latin chamaemēlon, from Greek khamaimēlon : khamai, on the ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots + mēlon, apple.] |
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Chamomile
Cham"o*mile\, n. (Bot.) See Camomile.
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Main Entry: cham·o·mile
Variant: or cam·o·mile /'kam-&-"mIl, -"mEl/
Function: noun
1 a : acomposite herb (Chamaemelum nobile syn. Anthemis nobilis) of Europe and No. Africa having strong-scented foliage and flower heads that contain a bitter principle used as an antispasmodicor a diaphoretic b : any of several related composite plants (genera Anthemis and Matricaria); especially : a Eurasian herb of the genus Matricaria(M. recutita syn. M. chamomilla) naturalized in No. America and having foliage and flower heads that contain the bitter principle found in chamomile (C. nobile)
2 : the dried flower heads of either of two chamomiles (Chamaemelum nobile and Matricaria recutita) used as aromatic bitters
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