Meaning

3 senses

  1. An asteracean plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:

    (UK, countable, uncountable)Matricaria chamomilla, German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy.

    Kamille, Echte Kamille

    рома́шкаromáška, рома́шка апте́чнаяromáška aptéčnaja, рома́шка лека́рственнаяromáška lekárstvennaja

  2. (UK, countable, uncountable)Chamaemelum nobile (formerly Anthemis nobilis), English chamomile or Roman chamomile, a ground cover with fragrant foliage.

    Römische Kamille

    рома́шкаromáška, рома́шка ри́мскаяromáška rímskaja, пупа́вка благоро́днаяpupávka blagoródnaja

  3. (UK, countable, uncountable)Any of several other similar plants. (See below)

    рома́шкаromáška

    рома́шкаromáška

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

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Do you like camomile tea?

    ruТебе нравится ромашковый чай?

    deTrinkst du gerne Kamillentee?

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  2. I want a camomile.

    Я хочу ромашку.

    ruЯ хочу ромашку.

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  3. I'd like a camomile.

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  4. I think I'm going to make a triple camomile.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
similar plant:
Русский
By meaning 2
Matricaria chamomilla:
Chamaemelum nobile:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
Matricaria chamomilla:
Chamaemelum nobile:

Origin

From Middle English camamille, first attested 1265, from Old French camomille, from Late L

From Middle English camamille, first attested 1265, from Old French camomille, from Late Latin camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.

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Forms

plural: camomiles

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Roman camomileGerman camomileHungarian camomileEnglish camomile
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Deriveddyer's chamomilestinking chamomile

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cameramancamocamogiecamouflagecampA1
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