单词 | dog's camomile |
释义 | > as lemmasdog's camomile dog's camomile n. either of two similar plants of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae), stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula, and wild chamomile, Matricaria recutita, both of which are strongly scented and have flowers composed of white ray florets with yellow discs; cf. camomile n. b. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] dog's camomile1578 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. xxx. 186 The second kinde is now called..in English..Dogges Camomile. 1684 R. Sibbald Scotl. Illustr. i. ii. 17 Chamæmelum inodorum... Mayweed, or Dogs-Camomile. 1714 Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 59 Yellow hoary Cape Camomil... Its leaves are very fine resembling Dogs Chamomil. 1829 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) I. 169 Of the bitters, one of the most elegant, as well as most effectual, is the extract of chamomile. Yet the matricaria chamomilla, or dog's chamomile, seems to rival its powers. 2001 W. T. Parsons & E. G. Cuthbertson Noxious Weeds Austral. (ed. 2) 254 Anthemis cotula... Alternative names: dillweed, dog's camomile, dog-daisy. < as lemmas |
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