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chamomile definition

chamo·mile (kam′ə mīl′, -mēl′)

noun

camomile

Etymology: ME camomille < OFr camemile < L chamomilla < Gr chamaimēlon, earth apple < chamai, on the ground (see chameleon) + mēlon, apple (see melon)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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