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Anthemis nobilis
(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.
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anthemis nobilis
(wn) | Anthemis nobilis
n 1: 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}] |
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anthemis nobilis
(wn) | Anthemis nobilis
n 1: 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}] |
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