Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The common name of Anthemis nobilis, a low creeping composite plant of Europe, with strongly scented foliage, which has long been in cultivation and of popular repute as a bitter stomachic and tonic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
composite plant, Anthemis nobilis, which resembles thedaisy and possesses a bitter, aromatic quality, used in the making of teas and as a herbal remedy. - noun Any of several other similar plants. (See Wikipedia on Chamomile.)
- noun Short for a
camomile tea , a herbal tea made from camomile leaves.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
Etymologies
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Examples
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Gin must contain juniper, but she has added other rather quirkier 'botanicals' to the usual mix, namely camomile, honeysuckle and pomelo a Chinese grapefruit.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Similar effects follow the addition to the bath of aromatic herbs, such as camomile, thyme, &c.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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For as the camomile which is trodden groweth best, and smelleth most fragrant; and as the fish is sweetest that lives in the saltest waters: so those souls are most precious to Christ who are most exercised and afflicted with crosses.
The Practice of Piety: Directing a Christian How to Walk, that He May Please God. d. 1631 1842
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"OK," I said, "at least I have a cup of soothing camomile tea," and I put a pot of water on my new GE Induction Range and turned on the front burner.
Al Eisele: The Death of Privacy Al Eisele 2012
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After drawing breath, he was far from finished, going on to discover mugwort, wild camomile and ground elder, among others.
Modern Hunter-Gatherers Bruce Palling 2011
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Her mouth was the ring of Solomon, her lips coral-red, and her teeth like a line of strung pearls or of camomile petals.
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Egypt: Group seeks to ban A Thousand and One Arabian Nights 2010
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I use a lavender foot cream (from a lavender farm on the Isle of Wight) ... and I also use their hand cream for gardeners which contains a mix of lavender oil and camomile.
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Oh, yes, if you drink camomile tea, see if it gives you a headache, this can be a sinus trigger.
Sinus Solutions 2008
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Renoir picks a bunch of camomile, ragwort and wild parsley to evoke the hazy summer fields round Fontainebleau, stuffing them into a homely jug to make the rustic point.
Impressionist Gardens; Another World: Dalí, Magritte, Miró and the Surrealists 2010
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The fabric plunges and dangles, weighted down with glowing bulbs, gathered up in tubes, scented with camomile and lavender, shimmering blue and gold, pearl, pink and purple.
Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception; Ernesto Neto: The Edges of the World Laura Cummings 2010
whichbe commented on the word camomile
Camomile tea is so good for relaxing.
May 14, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word camomile
I know, my friend, but it's not that helpful for me.
June 24, 2008
bilby commented on the word camomile
Tastes like camel tea to me.
June 24, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word camomile
I have used it as an emetic since I was 12. Guess what it means to me drinking as a relaxing ptisan.
June 24, 2008