chamomile : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chamomile	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for chamomile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chamomile n Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis Synonym(s): chamomile, camomile, Chamaemelum nobilis, Anthemis nobilis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Camomile \Cam"omile\, Chamomile* \Cham"o*mile\, n.[LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr. [?], 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, {A. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chamomile \Cham"o*mile\, n. (Bot.) See {Camomile}.