Anthemis nobilis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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