chamomile

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chamomile - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Camomile \Cam"o*mile\, Chamomile \Cham"o*mile\
     (k[a^]m"[-o]*m[imac]l), n. [LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr.
     chamai`mhlon, lit. earth apple, being so called from the
     smell of its flower. See Humble, and Melon.] (Bot.)
     A genus of herbs (Anthemis) of the Composite family. The
     common camomile, Anthemis 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.
     [1913 Webster]

  Chamomile \Cham"o*mile\, n. (Bot.)
     See Camomile.
     [1913 Webster]

chamomile - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chamomile
      n 1: Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed
           flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some
           classification systems placed in genus Anthemis [syn:
           chamomile, camomile, Chamaemelum nobilis, Anthemis nobilis
           ]