camomilla

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.moˈmil.la/
  • Rhymes: -illa
  • Hyphenation: ca‧mo‧mìl‧la

Noun

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camomilla f (plural camomille)

  1. camomile (both the plant and the tea)

Latin

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Etymology

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From chamaemēlon, 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.

Noun

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camomilla f (genitive camomillae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) camomile

Descendants

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Descendants
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