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(kam′ə·mīl) noun
1. A strongly scented bitter herb of the genus Anthemis; especially, the European perennial (A. nobilis) whose bitter, aromatic flowers and leaves are used in medicine.
2. Any plant of a genus (Matricaria) of widely distributed herbs of the composite family. Also spelled chamomile.
—wild (or stinking) camomile Mayweed. [<F camomille <L chamomilla <Gk. chamaimēlon <chamai on the ground + mēlon apple]
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