Chamomile

Japanese: chamomile
Chamomile

...There are many horticultural varieties, including white and deep yellow flowered varieties as well as double flowered varieties. There are less than 100 species in the genus, of which about 10 are cultivated, including A. tinctoria L., A. nobilis L. (English name: camomile), famous as a stomachic, tonic and hysterical medicine, and A. arvensis L., an annual plant with white flowers used as a cut flower. Camomile is also called kamitsure, which is a corrupted version of the Dutch name kamille.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "chamomile" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…園芸品種がかなりあり,白色,濃黄色花種のほか,八重咲種もある。同属には100種足らずがあり,そのうち10種くらいが栽培され,A.tinctoria L.のほか,健胃剤や強壮剤,ヒステリーの薬として有名なローマカミルレA.nobilis L.(英名camomile∥chamomile),一年草で白色花を咲かせ,切花に使われるキゾメカミルレA.arvensis L.などがある。カミルレはカミツレともいわれるが,これはオランダ名カミルレkamilleのなまったものである。…

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