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Matricaria recutita

Matricaria recutita

9.6
A small annual herb like chamomile with fragrant flowers used in tea to help relax
  • noun
  • /ˌmætrɪˈkɛəriə rɪˈkjuːtɪtə/
  • Specialized
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  • Some herbal teas are made from Matricaria recutita to promote relaxation and ease digestive discomfort.

Examples

  • Unlike true chamomile, Matricaria recutita has a slightly more bitter flavor and is sometimes blended with other herbs.

  • Gardeners often plant Matricaria recutita for its medicinal uses and its delicate, fragrant flowers.

  • I brewed some tea from Matricaria recutita.

  • The Matricaria recutita plant is used in herbal remedies.

  • Gardeners often plant Matricaria recutita for its medicinal uses and its delicate, fragrant flowers.

  • Some herbal teas are made from Matricaria recutita to promote relaxation and ease digestive discomfort.

  • Unlike true chamomile, Matricaria recutita has a slightly more bitter flavor and is sometimes blended with other herbs.

Synonyms

German chamomile
vsMatricaria recutita
  • Specialized
7.1

A small flowering herb used to make a calming tea and essential oil, with a slightly bitter taste

is the same plant but seen as having a milder effect
Matricaria chamomilla
vsMatricaria recutita
  • Specialized
8.3

A European herb with small white flowers used to make calming tea

is the same herb but presented as having weaker effects

Surface Forms

Matricaria recutita singular
Matricaria recutita plural

Morphology

Matricaria + recutita

This is a Latin scientific binomial (a species name). Even if a learner recognizes 'Matricaria' as a plant genus, the specific epithet 'recutita' is not interpretable from ordinary English vocabulary, and the full meaning ('German chamomile') is a lexicalized botanical label that cannot be derived from the constituents without prior botanical knowledge.

Etymology

Matricaria recutita may come from the Latin word Matricaria, linked to 'womb', because people long ago used the herb to ease women's pains and stomach troubles. That's why the name reminds us of its use as a mild medicine today.