MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Matricaria chamomilla mean? 

• MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA (noun)
  The noun MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA has 1 sense:

1. annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior

  Familiarity information: MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

German chamomile; Matricaria chamomilla; Matricaria recutita; sweet false chamomile; wild chamomile

Hypernyms ("Matricaria chamomilla" 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 ("Matricaria chamomilla" is a member of...):

genus Matricaria; Matricaria (chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum)

 Context examples 

The essential oil extracted from the flowers of Anthemis nobilis or Matricaria chamomilla.

(Chamomile Flower Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The flower-heads of either the plant Anthemis nobilis or the plant Matricaria chamomilla.

(Chamomile, NCI Thesaurus)