Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
mat·ri·car·ia Pronunciation:
"ma-tr&-'kar-E-& Function:
noun 1 capitalized : a genus of chiefly OldWorld aromatic herbs (family Compositae) that have a conical receptacle and broadly involucrate heads with white rays and yellow disk flowers and include one (
M. recutita) that is a source ofchamomile
2 plural matricaria or matricarias : any plant of the genus
Matricaria
