CHAMOMILE

or camomile noun Etymology: Middle English camemille, from Medieval Latin camomilla, modification of Latin chamaemelon, from Greek chamaimēlon, from chamai + mēlon apple Date: 13th century a perennial composite herb ( Chamaemelum nobile syn. Anthemis nobilis ) of Europe and North Africa with aromatic foliage and flower heads, any of several composite plants (genera Matricaria and Anthemis ) related to ~, the dried flower heads of ~ that are often used in making tea and that yield an essential oil possessing medicinal properties