cham·o·mile

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• cham|o|mile — «KAM uh myl», noun. = camomile. (Cf. ↑camomile) …   Useful english dictionary

• mile — cham·o·mile; mile; mile·age; bog·o·mile; …   English syllables

• cham — an·te·cham·ber; as·cham; cham·ae·ba·tia; cham·ae·ce·phal·ic; cham·ae·conch; cham·ae·cra·ni·al; cham·ae·cris·ta; cham·ae·cyp·a·ris; cham·ae·lir·i·um; cham·ae·ne·ri·on; cham·ae·phyte; cham·ae·pro·so·pic; cham·aer·rhine; cham·ae·sau·ra;… …   English syllables

• chamœmile — chamœmile, mell obs. ff. camomile …   Useful english dictionary

• chamomile — cham·o·mile …   English syllables

• chamomile — cham|o|mile [ˈkæməmaıl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Medieval Latin; Origin: camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Greek, from chamai ( CHAMELION) + melon apple ] another spelling of ↑camomile …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• chamomile — cham|o|mile [ kæmə,maıl ] noun count or uncount a plant with a pleasant smell and small white flowers with yellow centers. Its flowers and leaves are often dried and used for making tea: chamomile tea …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chamomile — cham•o•mile or camomile [[t]ˈkæm əˌmaɪl, ˌmil[/t]] n. 1) pln a composite plant, Chamaemelium nobile (or Anthemis nobilis), native to the Old World, having strongly scented foliage and white ray flowers with yellow centers used medicinally and as… …   From formal English to slang

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

• chamomile — The flowering heads of Anthemis nobilis (family Compositae); a stomachic. SYN: camomile. [G. chamaimelon, c., fr. chamai, on the ground, + melon, apple] * * * cham·o·mile or cam·o·mile kam ə .mīl, .mēl n 1 a) a composite herb (Chamaemelum nobile… …   Medical dictionary