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matricaria

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmætɹɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/
  • General-American: /ˌmætɹɪˈkɛɹi.ə/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the plants in the genus Matricaria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Matricaria

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: asterid dicot genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Matricaria.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 母菊 (mǔjú) — Matricaria