camomile tea

camomile tea
A beverage made by infusing the leaves of the camomile plant in hot water.

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  • camomile tea — noun tea like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers • Hypernyms: ↑tisane • Substance Meronyms: ↑chamomile, ↑camomile, ↑Chamaemelum nobilis, ↑Anthemis nobilis * * * camomile tea or chamomile tea …   Useful english dictionary

  • camomile tea — tea made from soaking the camomile plant in hot water …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tea — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pekoe, souchong, oolong, herb[al], etc. tea; beef tea, broth, bouillon; collation, afternoon or five o clock tea, high tea, snack. See drinking. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An infusion made from tea… …   English dictionary for students

  • tea — n. & v. n. 1 a (in full tea plant) an evergreen shrub or small tree, Camellia sinensis, of India, China, etc. b its dried leaves. 2 a drink made by infusing tea leaves in boiling water. 3 a similar drink made from the leaves of other plants or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tea */*/*/ — UK [tiː] / US [tɪ] noun Word forms tea : singular tea plural teas 1) [uncountable] a hot brown drink made by pouring boiling water onto the dried leaves of the tea bush. The leaves are called tea leaves and can be bought in small paper bags… …   English dictionary

  • camomile chamomile — noun (C, U) a plant with small white and yellow flowers that are sometimes used to make tea: camomile tea …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • camomile — cam·o·mile || kæməʊmaɪl n. type of plant with medicinal value (used to make camomile tea) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • camomile — n. (also chamomile) any aromatic plant of the genus Anthemis or Matricaria, with daisy like flowers. Phrases and idioms: camomile tea an infusion of its dried flowers used as a tonic. Etymology: ME f. OF camomille f. LL camomilla or chamomilla f …   Useful english dictionary

  • tea — W2S1 [ti:] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(drink/leaves)¦ 2 mint/camomile etc tea 3¦(meal)¦ 4 tea and sympathy ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : Chinese; Origin: te] 1.) ¦(DRINK/LEAVES)¦ a) [U and C] a …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • camomile — [kam′ə mīl΄, kam′əmēl΄] n. [see CHAMOMILE] any plant of two genera (Anthemis and Matricaria) of the composite family, with strong smelling foliage; esp., a plant ( A. nobilis) whose dried, daisylike flower heads are used as a medicine and in… …   English World dictionary

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