MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA

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Meaning:

Annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior

Synonyms:

German chamomile; Matricaria chamomilla; Matricaria recutita; sweet false chamomile; wild chamomile

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Matricaria chamomilla" 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 ("Matricaria chamomilla" is a member of...):

genus Matricaria; Matricaria (chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum)

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