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CHAMAEMELUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chamaemelum mean?
• CHAMAEMELUM (noun)
The noun CHAMAEMELUM has 1 sense:
1. small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile
Familiarity information: CHAMAEMELUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chamaemelum; genus Chamaemelum
Hypernyms ("Chamaemelum" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Chamaemelum"):
Anthemis nobilis; camomile; Chamaemelum nobilis; chamomile (Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis)
Holonyms ("Chamaemelum" is a member of...):
aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)
Context examples
The oil extracted from the petals of Chamaemelum nobile.
(Chamaemelum nobile Flower Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
The scientific names are Chamaemelum nobile and Anthemis nobilis.
(English chamomile, NCI Dictionary)
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