camomile

Meaning

1. (UK, countable, uncountable) A composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:
2. (UK, countable, uncountable) A composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:
3. (UK, countable, uncountable) Any of several other similar plants. (See below)
4. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of camomile tea.

Synonyms

chamomile

ox-eye daisy

German chamomile

Anthemis nobilis

Chamaemelum nobilis

roman chamomile

camellia

chamomilla

marguerite

mayweed

primrose

oxeye daisy

Translations

camomilla

camomille

manzanilla

Kamille

Matricaria

camomila

kamille

papatya

🌼

χαμομήλι

camomila

camamilla

بابونج

sarı papatya

Kamillentee

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæ.məˌmaɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: camamille

In summary

From Middle English camamille, first attested 1265, from Old French camomille, from Late Latin camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.