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    MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferiorplay

    Synonyms:

    German chamomile; Matricaria chamomilla; Matricaria recutita; sweet false chamomile; wild chamomile

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Matricaria chamomilla" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("Matricaria chamomilla" is a member of...):

    genus Matricaria; Matricaria (chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum)

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