noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   stinking chamomile (Anthemis cotula).
2. 2
   widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs wordnet
3. 3
   corn chamomile, field chamomile (Anthemis arvensis).
4. 4
   Plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum.
5. 5
   A mayflower.

Synonyms

All synonyms

anthemis cotuladog fennelmayflowermayflowerstinking chamomilestinking mayweed

Etymology

From Middle English *maythe weed, equivalent to maythe (“mayweed”) + weed; reanalysed as May + weed.

Related phrases

false mayweedcorn chamomilefield chamomilestinking chamomile

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