As nouns the difference between camomile and sunflower
is that camomile is composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples while sunflower is any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers.
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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sunflower
English
Noun
Any plant of the genus Helianthus , so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers
# The commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus , a native of America.
(colour) a bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.
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Derived terms
* sunflowerlike
* sunflower oil
* sunflowery
* The Sunflower State
Related terms
* sunchoke
See also
* blueweed
* girasol
* helianthus
* Jerusalem artichoke
* moonflower
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