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 genus Anthemis.

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  • noun dog fennel

Etymologies

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From the genus name.

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Examples

  • 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.

    Gardens: Roof gardens 2010

  • The _anthemis arabica_, a very singular and pretty annual.

    A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 Richard Twiss

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