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WILD CHAMOMILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wild chamomile mean?
• WILD CHAMOMILE (noun)
The noun WILD 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: WILD CHAMOMILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("wild 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 ("wild 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)
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