Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Camomile

Camomile (kam"o*mīl) , noun

[Late Latin camonilla, corrupted from Greek chamai`mhlon, lit. earth apple, being so called from the smell of its flower. See Humble, and Melon.]

(Botany) A genus of herbs (Anthemis) of the Composite family. The common camomile, Anthemis nobilis, is used as a popular remedy. Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter, aromatic taste. They are tonic, febrifugal, and in large doses emetic, and the volatile oil is carminative.

Also: Chamomile