GERMAN CHAMOMILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does German chamomile mean? 

• GERMAN CHAMOMILE (noun)
  The noun GERMAN CHAMOMILE 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: GERMAN CHAMOMILE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GERMAN CHAMOMILE (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 ("German chamomile" 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 ("German chamomile" 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 

German chamomile has been studied in the prevention of mucositis (mouth sores) caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

(German chamomile, NCI Dictionary)

Two types are German chamomile and Roman or English chamomile.

(Chamomile, NCI Dictionary)