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Chamomile :: Chamomile (n.) A genus of herbs (Anthemis) of the Composite family. The common camomile, A. nobilis, is used as a popular remedy. Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter, aromatic taste. They are tonic, febrifugal, and in large doses emetic, and the volatile oil is carminative..

Anthem :: Anthem (n.) A song or hymn of praise.

Pellitory :: Pellitory (n.) The feverfew (Chrysanthemum Parthenium); -- so called because it resembles the above.

Antiphonal :: Antiphonal (n.) A book of antiphons or anthems.

Antiphony :: Antiphony (n.) An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.

Whiteweed :: Whiteweed (n.) A perennial composite herb (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum) with conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed in grass lands and pastures; -- called also oxeye daisy..

Sanctus :: Sanctus (n.) An anthem composed for these words.

Anthemis :: Anthemis (n.) Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants..

Costmary :: Costmary (n.) A garden plant (Chrysanthemum Balsamita) having a strong balsamic smell, and nearly allied to tansy. It is used as a pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer. Called also alecost..

Chrysanthemum :: Chrysanthemum (n.) A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums (annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the oxeye daisy..

Basil :: Basil (n.) The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O. minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum)..

Rockrose :: Rockrose (n.) A name given to any species of the genus Helianthemum, low shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European H. vulgare and the American frostweed, H. Canadense..

Introit :: Introit (n.) An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service.

Exanthematous :: Exanthematous (a.) Of, relating to, or characterized by, exanthema; efflorescent; as, an exanthematous eruption..

Feverfew :: Feverfew (n.) A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, / Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities..

Response :: Response (n.) A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office.

Verse :: Verse (n.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.

Offertory :: Offertory (n.) An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass..

Oxeye :: Oxeye (n.) The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).

Motet :: Motet (n.) A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.

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