camomile

Meaning

Noun

• Composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:
• Any of several other similar plants. (See below)

Origin

• From Middle English, first attested 1265, from Old French camomille, from Late Latin camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον ("earth-apple"), from χαμαί + μῆλον. So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.