CHAMOMILE

chamomile, camomile, Chamaemelum nobilis, Anthemis nobilis

(noun) Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

chamomile (countable and uncountable, plural chamomiles)

Alternative spelling of camomile

Source: Wiktionary

Cam"o*mile, Cham"o*mile, n.Etym: [LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr. Humble, and Melon.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Cham"o*mile, n. (Bot.)

Definition: See Camomile.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition