CHAMOMILES

Noun

chamomiles

plural of chamomile

Source: Wiktionary


CHAMOMILE

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



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