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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHAMOMILE, [See Camomile.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

or camomile noun Etymology: Middle English camemille, from Medieval Latin camomilla, modification of Latin chamaemelon, from Greek chamaim?lon, from chamai + m?lon apple Date: 13th century 1. a perennial composite herb (Chamaemelum nobile syn. Anthemis nobilis) of Europe and North Africa with aromatic foliage and flower heads 2. any of several composite plants (genera Matricaria and Anthemis) related to chamomile; especially an annual Eurasian herb (M. recutita syn. M. chamomilla) naturalized in North America 3. the dried flower heads of chamomile that are often used in making tea and that yield an essential oil possessing medicinal properties

Britannica Concise

Any of the more than 100 species of Eurasian herbs that make up the genus Anthemis, in the composite family; also, a similar plant in the genus Chamaemelum of the same family. Both genera have yellow or white ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Several Anthemis species are cultivated as ornamentals, especially golden marguerite, or yellow chamomile (A. tinctoria). The strong-smelling mayweed (A. cotula) has been used in medicines and insecticides. Chamomile tea, used as a tonic and an antiseptic as well as in herbal remedies, is made from C. nobile, or A. nobilis.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

var. of CAMOMILE.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Camomile Cam"o*mile, Chamomile Cham"o*mile, n.[LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr. ?, 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, 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chamomile Cham"o*mile, n. (Bot.) See Camomile.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see camomile