stinking chamomile
- noun
- /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ ˈkæməˌmaɪl/
- Specialized
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manzanilla apestosa
- Children sometimes mistake stinking chamomile for regular chamomile, but the smell quickly reveals the difference.
Examples
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The field was overrun with stinking chamomile, making the air almost unbearable.
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Farmers often try to remove stinking chamomile because of its strong odor and rapid spread.
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Look at that stinking chamomile!
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The garden was overrun with stinking chamomile.
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Farmers often try to remove stinking chamomile because of its strong odor and rapid spread.
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The field was overrun with stinking chamomile, making the air almost unbearable.
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Children sometimes mistake stinking chamomile for regular chamomile, but the smell quickly reveals the difference.
Synonyms
A common wild plant with white flowers and a strong bad smell that grows as a weed
A weed with a strong smell and white flowers with yellow centers
A common plant with white daisy-like flowers, yellow centers, and a strong smell
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward adjectival modification: 'stinking' (emitting an offensive odor) describing 'chamomile' yields a chamomile that smells bad. This compositional pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
Stinking chamomile was named because it looks like regular chamomile but gives off a strong, unpleasant smell. So the word stinking warns that it 'stinks', and the name means a chamomile-like weed with a bad odor.
