chamomile

chamomile
[ˈkaməmʌɪl]
(亦作 camomile)
noun
  1. an aromatic European plant of the daisy family, with white and yellow daisy-like flowers
    果香菊;白花春黄菊;母菊;春黄菊
  2. The perennial sweet or Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile (or Anthemis nobilis), family Compositae), used, especially formerly, for lawns and herbal medicine, the annual German chamomile (Matricaria recutita), used medicinally, and the yellow-flowered dyer's chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria), used to produce a yellow-brown dye
    多年生的果香菊(或白花春黄菊)(拉丁名Chamaemelum nobile或Anthemis nobilis,菊科),旧时尤用于装饰草坪或制作草药。一年生的母菊(拉丁名Matricaria recutita),药用。春黄菊(拉丁名Anthemis tinctoria),开黄花,用于制造棕黄色染料
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French camomille, from late Latin chamomilla, from Greek khamaimēlon 'earth-apple' (because of the apple-like smell of its flowers)
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