3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chamomile \Cham"o*mile\, n. (Bot.) See {Camomile}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: chamomile n : Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis [syn: {camomile}, {Chamaemelum nobilis}, {Anthemis nobilis}]
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