ANTHEMIS NOBILIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Anthemis nobilis mean? 

• ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (noun)
  The noun ANTHEMIS NOBILIS 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: ANTHEMIS NOBILIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (noun)

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 ("Anthemis nobilis" 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 ("Anthemis nobilis" is a member of...):

Chamaemelum; genus Chamaemelum (small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile)

Holonyms ("Anthemis nobilis" is a substance of...):

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

 Context examples 

The scientific names are Chamaemelum nobile and Anthemis nobilis.

(English chamomile, NCI Dictionary)

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)