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Webster 1913 Edition


Chamomile

{

Cam′o-mile

,

Cham′o-mile

}
(kăm′ō̍-mīl)
,
Noun.
[LL.
camonilla
, corrupted fr. Gr.
χαμαίμηλον
, lit. earth apple, being so called from the smell of its flower. See
Humble
, and
Melon
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of herbs (
Anthemis
) of the Composite family. The common camomile,
Anthemis 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

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
See
Camomile
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chamomile

CHAMOMILE

, [See Camomile.]

Definition 2024


chamomile

chamomile

English

Noun

chamomile (plural chamomiles)

  1. Alternative spelling of camomile