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hamomile, also spelled 

camomile, any of various daisylike plants of the aster family


(Asteraceae). Chamomile tea, used as a tonic and an antiseptic and in many herbal
remedies, is made from English, or Roman, chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile)
or German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla). Several species are cultivated as
garden ornamentals, especially golden marguerite, or yellow chamomile (Cota
tinctoria).

Many members of the genus Anthemis, containing more than 100 species of


Eurasian herbs, are also known as chamomile. They characteristically have yellow or
white ray flowers and yellow disk flowers in compact flower heads. Mayweed, or
stinking chamomile (A. cotula), is a strong-smelling weed that has been used in
medicines and insecticides.
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