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chamomile

chamomile

27 3.9
A plant with feathery leaves and white daisy-like flowers that people use to make tea and herbal medicine
  • noun
  • /ˈkæməˌmaɪl/
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  • Every evening, she brews a warm cup of chamomile tea to help her sleep better.
  • chamomile tea
  • a cup of chamomile
  • chamomile tea bags

That is the reason why chamomile can make you sleepy.

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Examples

  • A warm glass of milk with chamomile and honey.

  • Maud brought her father a cup of chamomile tea before he went to bed.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Can we have some chamomile tea, please?

  • Here you go-- one chamomile tea.

  • "Would you like me to make a cup of chamomile tea for you?"

    Fiction book (1995)
  • "I'll get you a cup of chamomile tea," she said.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I made you chamomile tea since you've been having so much trouble sleeping lately.

  • I'll make you a chamomile tea to help with the jet lag.

  • For the headache he got afterwards, he drank chamomile tea and meditated.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I am currently relaxing with a cup of chamomile tea while blogging and petting Oscar.

    Blog text (28)

Synonyms

camomile
vschamomile
  • UK
1 4.2

A small plant with white, daisy-like flowers used to make calming tea

focuses more broadly on traditional medicinal use rather than calming only
chamomilla
vschamomile
6.5

A plant with small white flowers or a tea made from them to help you relax

is mainly the plant used in herbal tea and traditional medicine
German chamomile
vschamomile
  • Specialized
7.1

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

is milder and more valued for traditional remedies rather than bitter varieties
Matricaria recutita
vschamomile
  • Specialized
9.6

A small annual herb like chamomile with fragrant flowers used in tea to help relax

is stronger in effect and less bitter than this variety
Matricaria chamomilla
vschamomile
  • Specialized
8.3

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

is the typical mild plant used for calming herbal tea and traditional medicine
wild chamomile
vschamomile
  • UK
7.1

A small annual herb with a strong smell and bitter taste used in teas and medicine

is the standard medicinal plant valued for a milder taste and stronger effect
Chamaemelum nobilis
vschamomile
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with small white flowers and feathery leaves that smells like apple and people use in herbal tea

is the usual tea plant without the distinctive apple scent
Anthemis nobilis
vschamomile
  • Specialized
9.2

A small plant with apple-scented leaves and white flowers used for herbal tea and skin care

is the common variety used for herbal tea without the apple scent
Chamaemelum
vschamomile
  • Specialized
9.9

A small group of flowering plants like chamomile used to make tea

is a single Eurasian plant used in tea and traditional medicine, not a genus

Compounds

A small white wildflower with a yellow center that grows in cornfields and spreads quickly

dyers' chamomile
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with yellow flowers that people use to make natural yellow dye

A plant with white, pink, or purple flowers like a daisy that blooms in autumn and likes wet ground

field chamomile
  • Specialized
7.7

A small white wild flower from Europe that grows like a weed

German chamomile
  • Specialized
7.1

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

rayless chamomile
  • Specialized
9.9

A small annual coastal plant with a strong smell, bristly leaves, and yellow flowers without petals

A plant like chamomile that grows for one year, tastes more bitter, and helps mild stomach problems

stinking chamomile
  • Specialized
9.3

A common weed with white flowers, yellow centers and a strong bad smell

A small annual herb with a strong smell and bitter taste used in teas and medicine

A small plant with yellow flowers used to make calming tea

How Scented

jasmine
51 2.7
lavender
35 1.6
chamomile
27 3.9
daisy
80 1.0

Surface Forms

chamomile singular
chamomiles plural

Etymology

Chamomile comes from Greek parts chamai- meaning 'on the ground' and -melon meaning 'apple'. So it once meant 'earth-apple' because the plant grows low and smells a little like apple, and that is why chamomile today names a low, sweet-smelling herb often used for tea.