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CHAMOMILE

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Meaning:

Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis

Synonyms:

Anthemis nobilis; camomile; Chamaemelum nobilis; chamomile

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("chamomile" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("chamomile" is a member of...):

Chamaemelum; genus Chamaemelum (small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile)

Holonyms ("chamomile" is a substance of...):

camomile tea (tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers)

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