different between camomile vs sunflower

English

Alternative forms

• camomille, chamomille (rare)
• chamomile (botany, pharmacology)

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], first attested 1265, from Old French camomille, from Late Latin camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (khamaím?lon, “earth-apple”), from ????? (khamaí, “on the ground”) + ????? (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kæ.m??ma?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kæ.m??ma?l/, /?kæ.m??mil/

Noun

camomile (countable and uncountable, plural camomiles)

1. Composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:
   1. Matricaria recutita (formerly known as Matricaria chamomilla), German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy.

      Synonyms: German camomile, Hungarian camomile

   2. Chamaemelum nobile (formerly Anthemis nobilis), English chamomile or Roman chamomile, a ground cover with fragrant foliage.

      Synonyms: Roman camomile, English camomile

2. Any of several other similar plants. (See below)
3. Short for camomile tea.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• Chamomile on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anthemis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anthemis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• camomile at USDA Plants database
• camomile at USDA Plants database

English

Etymology

sun +? flower

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?n?fla?.?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?n?fla??/
• Hyphenation: sun?flow?er

Noun

sunflower (plural sunflowers)

1. 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.
   1. The commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
2. A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

3. (informal, organic chemistry) Any flat, radially symmetric organic compound such as coronene

Synonyms

• turnsole

Derived terms

Related terms

• sunchoke

Translations

See also

• blueweed
• girasol
• helianthus
• Jerusalem artichoke
• moonflower
• Appendix:Colors

Further reading

• sunflower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Helianthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Helianthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• sunflower at USDA Plants database
• sunflower on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

Anagrams

• unflowers