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cam·o·mile

(kăm′ə-mīl′, -mēl′)

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camomile

(ˈkæməˌmaɪl) or

chamomile

1. (Plants) any aromatic plant of the Eurasian genus Anthemis, esp A. nobilis, whose finely dissected leaves and daisy-like flowers are used medicinally: family Asteraceae (composites)

2. (Plants) any plant of the related genus Matricaria, esp M. chamomilla (German or wild camomile)

3. (Plants) camomile tea a medicinal beverage made from the fragrant leaves and flowers of any of these plants

[C14: from Old French camomille, from Medieval Latin chamomilla, from Greek khamaimēlon, literally, earth-apple (referring to the apple-like scent of the flowers)]

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cham•o•mile

or cam•o•mile

(ˈkæm əˌmaɪl, -ˌmil)

n.

1. a composite plant, Chamaemelium nobile (or Anthemis nobilis), native to the Old World, having strongly scented foliage and white ray flowers with yellow centers used medicinally and as a tea.

2. any of several allied plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum.

[1350–1400; Middle English camomille < Middle French, Old French camomille or Medieval Latin camomilla, for Latin chamaemēlon < Greek chamaímēlon=chamaí on the ground + mêlon apple]

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Noun

camomile - Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis

Anthemis nobilis, Chamaemelum nobilis, chamomile

camomile tea - tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers

Chamaemelum, genus Chamaemelum - small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Translations

heřmánek

kamille

Kamille Kamillentee

manzanilla

jalosauramokamomillakamomillatee

kamomille

kamomillkamomillte

camomile

[ˈkæməʊmaɪl]

A. N → camomila f

B. CPD camomile tea N → manzanilla f

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camomile

chamomile [ˈkæməmaɪl] n → camomille fcamomile tea chamomile tea n → infusion f de camomille, camomille f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

camomile

n → Kamille f; camomile tea → Kamillentee m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

camomile

[ˈkæməʊmaɪl] n → camomilla

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cham·o·mile

, camomile

n. manzanilla, té, sedante gastrointestinal.

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His mother put him to bed, and made some camomile tea; and she gave a dose of it to Peter!

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He could see it plainly between the gaunt trunks of the water-oaks and across the stretch of yellow camomile. The gulf looked far away, melting hazily into the blue of the horizon.

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Here, wait a minute." she stooped down and picked a wild camomile at the edge of the path.

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Soup does very well without--Maybe it's always pepper that makes people hot-tempered,' she went on, very much pleased at having found out a new kind of rule, `and vinegar that makes them sour--and camomile that makes them bitter--and--and barley-sugar and such things that make children sweet-tempered.

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No rain had fallen for the last three or four days, and the weather was perfect for that time of the year: there was less dust than usual on the dark-green hedge-rows and on the wild camomile that starred the roadside, yet the grass was dry enough for the little children to roll on it, and there was no cloud but a long dash of light, downy ripple, high, high up in the far-off blue sky.

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At such times as the prohibitions are force alternative routes will be indicated by traffic signs via (for south bound traffic) Camomile Street, Houndsditch, St.

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