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camomile.

An asteracean plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæ.məˌmaɪl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkæ.məˌmaɪl/General-American/ˈkæ.məˌmil/General-American
  1. An asteracean plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples: Matricaria chamomilla, German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  2. An asteracean plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples: Chamaemelum nobile (formerly Anthemis nobilis), English chamomile or Roman chamomile, a ground cover with fragrant foliage.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  3. Any of several other similar plants. (See below)

    UK · countable · uncountable
  4. Ellipsis of camomile tea.

    UK · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English camamille, first attested 1265, from Old French camomille, from Late Latin camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.

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