[ 'kaməmʌɪl ]
(also camomile )
■ noun an aromatic plant of the daisy family, with white and yellow flowers. [ Chamaemelum nobile ( sweet ~ ) and other species.]
Origin
ME: from OFr. camomille , from late L. chamomilla , from Gk khamaimēlon 'earth apple' (because of the apple-like smell of its flowers).