different between daisy vs camomile

English

Alternative forms

• daisie, daysie

Etymology

From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæ?es ?age (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?de?.zi/
• Rhymes: -e?zi

Noun

daisy (plural daisies)

1. A wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals
2. Many other flowering plants of various species.
3. (Cockney rhyming slang) A boot or other footwear.

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References

• daisy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• I'd say, Sayid, diyas

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.

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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