Anthemis (Noun)
Meaning
Dog fennel.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Dog fennel is a plant often confused with fennel but actually belongs to the genus Anthemis.
- The weedy perennial is known scientifically as Anthemis cotula and also referred to as stinking mayweed or dog fennel.
- It contains essential oils with unpleasant odor often referred to as dog fennel of the Anthemis genus.
- Mayweed, a term that sometimes specifically denotes the genus Anthemis which is closely associated with dog fennel.
- Mayweed also goes by other names like dog fennel that fall under the scientific category Anthemis cotula.