Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large genus of plants, natural order Compositæ, tribe Anthemideæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.
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- noun botany
camomile , in genusAnthemis .
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- noun dog fennel
Etymologies
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From the genus name.
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Examples
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From the bedroom there are stunning views across this elevated eyrie, where a profusion of plants, including rosemary and anthemis, appear to spill down the outside.
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The _anthemis arabica_, a very singular and pretty annual.
A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 Richard Twiss
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