ˈan(t)thəmə̇s noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, chamomile, from Greek, from anthos
1. capitalized : a large genus of Old World herbs (family Compositae) with pinnatifid leaves and daisylike heads in which the disk flowers are perfect and the ray flowers pistillate or neutral — see chamomile
2. -es : the dried flower heads of a common chamomile ( Anthemis nobilis ) used as a bitter tonic and stomachic