noun
or cam·o·mile ˈkaməˌmīl, -ī(ə)l also -ēl or -ē(ə)l
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English camemille, from Medieval Latin camomilla, from Late Latin chamomilla, modification of Latin chamaemelon, from Greek chamaimēlon, from chamai- chamae- + mēlon apple; from the applelike smell of its flower — more at malus
1.
a. : a plant of the genus Anthemis (especially the common European A. nobilis ) having strong-scented foliage and flower heads that contain a bitter medicinal principle used as an antispasmodic or a diaphoretic
b. : a plant of the related genus Matricaria (especially M. chamomilla ) having foliage and flower heads that contain the bitter principle found in plants of the genus Anthemis
2. : the dried flower heads of either of two plants of the genera Anthemis and Matricaria ( A. nobilis and M. chamomilla ) used as aromatic bitters
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