As nouns the difference between camomile and calendula
is that camomile is composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples while calendula is any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.
camomile
English
Alternative forms
* camomille (rare)
* chamomile
* chamomille (rare)
Noun
(
en noun)
Composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:
# Matricaria recutita (formerly known as ), German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy.
# Chamaemelum nobile (formerly ), English chamomile or Roman chamomile, a ground cover with fragrant foliage.
Any of several other similar plants. (See )
Short for a camomile tea, an herbal tisane made from camomile blossoms.
Synonyms
* Roman camomile, English camomile
* German camomile, Hungarian camomile
Derived terms
* Cape chamomile,
* corn chamomile,
* dyer's chamomile, Cota tinctoria
* English chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile
* false chamomile,
* garden chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile
* field chamomile,
* golden chamomile, Cota tinctoria
* Moroccan chamomile,
* oxeye chamomile, Cota tinctoria
* Roman chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile
* scentless chamomile,
* scentless chamomile,
* stinking chamomile,
* wild chamomile,
* wild chamomile, Matricaria recutita
* wild chamomile,
* yellow chamomile, Cota tinctoria
External links
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calendula
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(botany) Any plant of the genus Calendula , with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.
