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Definition of Chamomile
1. Noun. Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis.
Substance meronyms: Camomile Tea
Group relationships: Chamaemelum, Genus Chamaemelum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Chamomile
1. n. See Camomile.
Definition of Chamomile
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of camomile) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chamomile
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Medical Definition of Chamomile
1. The flowering heads of Anthemis nobilis (family Compositae); a stomachic. Synonym: camomile. Origin: G. Chamaimelon, chamomile, fr. Chamai, on the ground, + melon, apple (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chamomile
Literary usage of Chamomile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"In the flowers of wild chamomile, Matricaria Chamomilla, L. — The herb recently
dried is distilled with water or with steam. — Tin receivers are used for ..."
2. Technical Methods of Chemical Analysis by Georg Lunge (1914)
"chamomile Flowers. The chamomile Flowers of the British and United States
Pharmacopoeias consist of the dried flower heads of Anthemis nobilis, Linn£, ..."
3. Materia Medica and Therapeutics for Physicians and Students by John Barclay Biddle, Clement Biddle (1895)
"chamomile flowers have an aromatic taste, probably due to anthemic acid, and a
strong, peculiar odor, both of which are imparted to water and alcohol. ..."
4. The Practice of medicine on Thomsonian principles ... and a materia medica by John W. Comfort (1859)
"A warm infusion of chamomile is often employed in domestic practice, ... A strong
tea of chamomile, drunk warm, will sometimes operate as an emetic. ..."
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