chamaemelon

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed 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

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Noun

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chamaemēlon n (genitive chamaemēlī); second declension

  1. camomile

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

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