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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cham•o•mile or cam•o•mile /ˈkæməˌmaɪl, -ˌmil/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Plant Biologya plant having strong-smelling leaves, used in medicine and to make tea.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cham•o•mile (kam′ə mīl′, -mēl′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya composite plant, Chamaemelium nobile (or Anthemis nobilis), native to the Old World, having strongly scented foliage and white ray flowers with yellow centers used medicinally and as a tea.
- Plant Biologyany of several allied plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum.
Also, camomile. - Greek chamaímēlon, equivalent. to chamaí on the ground + mêlon apple; allegedly so called from the applelike odor of the flowers
- Middle French, Old French camomille or Medieval Latin camomilla, for Latin chamaemēlon
- Middle English camamyll, camomille 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chamomile /ˈkæməˌmaɪl/ n - a variant spelling of camomile
cam•o•mile /ˈkæməˌmaɪl, -ˌmil/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology chamomile.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cam•o•mile (kam′ə mīl′, -mēl′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologychamomile.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: camomile, chamomile /ˈkæməˌmaɪl/ n - any aromatic plant of the Eurasian genus Anthemis, esp A. nobilis, whose finely dissected leaves and daisy-like flowers are used medicinally: family Asteraceae (composites)
- any plant of the related genus Matricaria, esp M. chamomilla (German or wild camomile)
- camomile tea ⇒ a medicinal beverage made from the fragrant leaves and flowers of any of these plants
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French camomille, from Medieval Latin chamomilla, from Greek khamaimēlon, literally, earth-apple (referring to the apple-like scent of the flowers) |