chamomile

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cham=o=mile

CIDE DICTIONARY

chamomile, n. [LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr. chamai`mhlon, lit. earth apple, being so called from the smell of its flower. See Humble, and Melon.].

 A genus of herbs (Anthemis) of the Composite family. The common camomile, Anthemis nobilis, is used as a popular remedy. Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter, aromatic taste. They are tonic, febrifugal, and in large doses emetic, and the volatile oil is carminative.  [1913 Webster]

chamomile, n. 

 See Camomile.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

chamomile, var. of CAMOMILE.