camomile

English

Matricaria recutita

Alternative forms

camomille, chamomille (rare)
chamomile (botany, pharmacology)

Etymology

From Middle English camamille, first attested 1265, from Old French camomille, from Late Latin camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.məˌmaɪl/
Audio (RP) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.məˌmaɪl/, /ˈkæ.məˌmil/

Noun

camomile (countable and uncountable, plural camomiles)

Composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:
1. Matricaria recutita (formerly known as Matricaria chamomilla), German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy.
  Synonyms: German camomile, Hungarian camomile
2. Chamaemelum nobile (formerly Anthemis nobilis), English chamomile or Roman chamomile, a ground cover with fragrant foliage.
  Synonyms: Roman camomile, English camomile
Any of several other similar plants. (See below)
Short for camomile tea.
- 2022 September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, in The New York Times‎:
  On another occasion, when trying to brainstorm things I could do to make myself feel better despite all the pandemic restrictions, Woebot suggested I “try doing something nice for someone in your life,” like make a calming tea for my housemate or check in with a loved one. I poured my mum some chamomile: Two birds, one stone.

Derived terms

Cape chamomile, Eriocephalus punctulatus
corn chamomile, Anthemis arvensis
dyer's chamomile, Cota tinctoria
English chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile
false chamomile, Tripleurospermum inodorum
field chamomile, Anthemis arvensis
garden chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile
golden chamomile, Cota tinctoria
Moroccan chamomile, Cladanthus multicaulis
oxeye chamomile, Cota tinctoria
Roman chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile
scentless chamomile, Anthemis arvensis
scentless chamomile, Tripleurospermum inodorum
stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula
wild chamomile, Matricaria discoidea
wild chamomile, Matricaria recutita
wild chamomile, Tripleurospermum inodorum
yellow chamomile, Cota tinctoria

Translations

Matricaria recutita

Arabic: بَابُونَج‎ m (bābūnaj)
Hijazi Arabic: بابونج‎ m (bābūnaj, bābūnij)
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܥܩܪ ܩܪܚܐ‎ m, ܩܘܒܠܐ‎ m
Armenian: երիցուկ (hy) (ericʿuk)
Bulgarian: медицинска лайка f (medicinska lajka)
Catalan: camamilla (ca) f
Czech: heřmánek (cs) m
Finnish: kamomillasaunio (fi)
German: Echte Kamille f
Greek: χαμομήλι (el) n (chamomíli)
Hungarian: kamilla (hu), orvosi székfű (hu)
Ingrian: romaška
Irish: fíogadán m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kamille m
Nynorsk: kamille m
Polish: rumianek (pl) m, rumianek pospolity m
Russian: рома́шка (ru) f (romáška), рома́шка апте́чная (ru) f (romáška aptéčnaja), рома́шка лека́рственная f (romáška lekárstvennaja), рома́шка обо́дранная f (romáška obódrannaja)
Scottish Gaelic: camomhail m
Sicilian: camumiḍḍa f, mumiḍḍa f
Slovak: kamilka f, harmanček m, rumanček (sk) m
Spanish: manzanilla (es) f
Swedish: kamomill (sv) c
Turkish: mayıs papatyası
Welsh: amranwen bêr f

Chamaemelum nobile

Bulgarian: римска лайка f (rimska lajka)
Catalan: camamilla romana f
Finnish: jalosauramo
German: Römische Kamille f
Greek:
Ancient: χαμαίμηλον n (khamaímēlon)
Hungarian: római kamilla (hu)
Ingrian: romaška
Irish: camán meall m, camán míonla m
Polish: rumian rzymski m
Russian: рома́шка (ru) f (romáška), рома́шка ри́мская f (romáška rímskaja), пупа́вка благоро́дная f (pupávka blagoródnaja), хамеме́люм благоро́дный f (xameméljum blagoródnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: camomhail m
Spanish: manzanilla (es) f
Swedish: romersk kamomill (sv) c
Turkish: Alman papatyası (tr)

similar plant

Finnish: sauramo (fi), saunio (fi)
Greek: χαμομήλι (el) n (chamomíli)
Ingrian: romaška
Russian: рома́шка (ru) f (romáška)
Scottish Gaelic: camomhail m, mìn-lach f (field camomile, Anthemis arvensis)
Swedish: kamomill (sv) c
Turkish: papatya (tr)

camomile tea — see camomile tea

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked‌: "plant"

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} بَابُونِج‎ m (bābūnij)
Egyptian Arabic: ^{(please verify)} بابونج‎ m (babuneg)
Belarusian: ^{(please verify)} рамо́нак m (ramónak)
Catalan: ^{(please verify)} camamilla (ca) f (Algherese)
Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 甘菊 (zh) (gānjú)
Czech: ^{(please verify)} heřmánek (cs) m
Dacian: ^{(please verify)} amolusta
Danish: ^{(please verify)} kamille
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} kamille (nl)
Erzya: ^{(please verify)} ашопря (ašoprja)
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} kamomilo (eo), ^{(please verify)} matrikario
French: ^{(please verify)} camomille (fr) f
Galician: ^{(please verify)} macela (gl) f, ^{(please verify)} magarza f, ^{(please verify)} gamarza f
Gallurese: ^{(please verify)} capumiddu
German: ^{(please verify)} Kamille (de) f
Alemannic German: ^{(please verify)} Kermillä f
Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} kamilla (is) f
Irish: ^{(please verify)} camán meall m, ^{(please verify)} camán míonla m, ^{(please verify)} fíogadán m
Italian: ^{(please verify)} camomilla (it) f
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} カモミール (ja) (kamomīru), ^{(please verify)} カモマイル (ja) (kamomairu), ^{(please verify)} カモミーユ (ja) (kamomīyu), ^{(please verify)} カミツレ (ja) (kamitsure)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 카밀레 (ko) (kamille)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} بەیبوون‎ (beybûn)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} chamaemellum n
Lithuanian: ^{(please verify)} ramunėlė f
Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} камилица f (kamilica), ^{(please verify)} вртипоп m (vrtipop)
Maltese: ^{(please verify)} kamumilla f
Norman: ^{(please verify)} canmiéthe f (Jersey)
Persian: ^{(please verify)} بابونه‎ (fa) (bâbune)
Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} camomila (pt) f
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} mușețel (ro) m
Sardinian:
Campidanese: ^{(please verify)} camamilla
Logudorese: ^{(please verify)} caboniglia, ^{(please verify)} capumilla
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} камѝлица f
Roman: ^{(please verify)} kamìlica (sh) f
Slovak: ^{(please verify)} harmanček m, ^{(please verify)} rumanček (sk) m
Slovene: ^{(please verify)} kamilica (sl) f
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} camomila (es) f
Tagalog: ^{(please verify)} mansanilya
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} papatya (tr), ^{(please verify)} sarı papatya
Ukrainian: ^{(please verify)} рома́шка (uk) f (romáška)