'Chamomile' definitions:
Definition of 'chamomile'
From: WordNet
noun
Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis [syn: chamomile, camomile, Chamaemelum nobilis, Anthemis nobilis]
Definition of 'Chamomile'
From: GCIDE
- Camomile \Cam"o*mile\, Chamomile \Cham"o*mile\ (k[a^]m"[-o]*m[imac]l), n. [LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr. chamai`mhlon, 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, Anthemis 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. [1913 Webster]