Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceaechamomile.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον (anthemon, "flower").

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Examples

  • Anthemis Nobilis - an overpriced budget version of Yatagan

    Grumpy Monday: Ex Vinis Fragrances and a Prize Draw Marina Geigert 2008

  • Anthemis Nobilis - an overpriced budget version of Yatagan

    Archive 2008-09-01 Marina Geigert 2008

  • Coastal community endemics include Aegilops sharonensis, Anthemis tripolitana, Ballota philistaea, Convolvulus secundus, Ornithogalum densum, Rumex occultans, and Silene modesta.

    Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests 2008

  • Roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) or the milder German chamomile (Matricaria chamomila) are generally the best herbs to give to children for most inflammatory diseases as well as fevers, colds, flus, and gastrointestinal complaints.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • An officinal tincture (_Tinctura anthemidis_) is made from the flowers of the true Chamomile (_Anthemis nobilis_) with rectified spirit of wine.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • The stinking Chamomile (_Anthemis cotula_) or Mayweed, grows in cornfields, having a foetid smell, and often blistering the hand which gathers it.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • Feverfew is manifestly the progenitor of the true Chamomilla (_Anthemis nobilis_), from which the highly useful Camomile "blows," so commonly employed in domestic medicine, are obtained, and its flowers, when dried, may be applied to the same purposes.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • -- Outside, Alternanthera aurea nana; middle, Alternanthera amoena spectabilis; center, Anthemis coronaria.

    Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) 1906

  • Yellow Chamomile, _Anthemis tinctoria. _ 12-38 in.

    Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) 1906

  • _Erigeron canadensis_, the tansy or _Tanacetum vulgare_ and some others may at times be seen with ray-florets, and according to Murr, they may sometimes be wanting in _Aster Tripolium_, _Bellis perennis_, some species of _Anthemis_, _Arnica montana_ and in a number [237] of other well-known rayed species.

    Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

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