Transcription
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- [kam-uh-mahyl, -meel]
- /ˈkæm əˌmaɪl, -ˌmil/
- /ˈkæ.mə.maɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kam-uh-mahyl, -meel]
- /ˈkæm əˌmaɪl, -ˌmil/
Definitions of chamomile word
- abbreviation CHAMOMILE camomile 3
- noun chamomile a composite plant, Chamaemelium nobile (or Anthemis nobilis), native to the Old World, having strongly scented foliage and white ray flowers with yellow centers used medicinally and as a tea. 1
- noun chamomile any of several allied plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum. 1
- noun chamomile An aromatic European plant of the daisy family, with white and yellow daisylike flowers. 1
- noun chamomile fragrant herb 1
- noun chamomile tea, etc.: containing chamomile 1
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Origin of chamomile
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English camamyll, camomille < Middle French, Old French camomille or Medieval Latin camomilla, for Latin chamaemēlon < Greek chamaímēlon, equivalent to chamaí on the ground + mêlon apple; allegedly so called from the applelike odor of the flowers
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Parts of speech for Chamomile
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chamomile popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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