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CHAMOMILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chamomile mean?
• CHAMOMILE (noun)
The noun CHAMOMILE has 1 sense:
1. Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
Familiarity information: CHAMOMILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Anthemis nobilis; camomile; Chamaemelum nobilis; chamomile
Hypernyms ("chamomile" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("chamomile" is a member of...):
Chamaemelum; genus Chamaemelum (small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile)
Holonyms ("chamomile" is a substance of...):
camomile tea (tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers)
Context examples
German chamomile has been studied in the prevention of mucositis (mouth sores) caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
(German chamomile, NCI Dictionary)
The essential oil (scented liquid taken from plants) of chamomile is used in perfumes, shampoos, lotions, and aromatherapy.
(Chamomile, NCI Dictionary)
Chamomile oil is used in various preparations for calming and relaxing effects, especially on the nervous and digestive systems.
(Chamomile Flower Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of chamomile plant with daisy-like white flowers that is found in Europe, North America, and Argentina.
(English chamomile, NCI Dictionary)
Chamomile has a warm aromatic odour and a very bitter taste and contains volatile oils which are a mixture of butyl and amyl angelates and valerates.
(Chamomile, NCI Thesaurus)
Chamomile oil has anti-inflammatory properties.
(Chamaemelum nobile Flower Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
Two types are German chamomile and Roman or English chamomile.
(Chamomile, NCI Dictionary)
Also called Roman chamomile.
(English chamomile, NCI Dictionary)
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