Word Study

: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

[2x]

: C Cæ Có Cœ C- C. C2 Ca Cb Cc Cd Ce Cf Cg Ch Ci Cj Cl Cm Cn Co Cp Cr Cs Ct Cu Cv Cw Cx Cy Cz

Table of Contents POS
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY

camomile

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

cam=o=mile

top

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun camomile has 1 sense

camomile(n = noun.plant) anthemis nobilis, chamaemelum nobilis, chamomile - Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis; Array

is a member of chamaemelum, genus chamaemelum

is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant

top

CIDE DICTIONARY

camomile, n. [LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr. chamai`mhlon, lit. earth apple, being so called from the smell of its flower. See Humble, and Melon.].

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]

top

OXFORD DICTIONARY

camomile, n. (also chamomile) any aromatic plant of the genus Anthemis or Matricaria, with daisy-like flowers.

Idiom

camomile tea an infusion of its dried flowers used as a tonic.

Etymology

ME f. OF camomille f. LL camomilla or chamomilla f. Gk khamaimelon earth-apple (from the apple-smell of its flowers)

For further exploring for "camomile" in Webster Dictionary Online