Matricaria (Noun)
Meaning
Chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The open meadow was covered in a variety of herbaceous plants including matricaria that emitted its distinct pungent aroma when in bloom.
- Due to its strong scent matricaria often attracts various beneficial insects such as ladybugs to gardens.
- Tanacetum is often confused with matricaria since the plants display some similar characteristics and flowering patterns.
- In Asian and Eastern European traditional medicine matricaria is a common ingredient utilized in herbal remedies.
- When walking along the country roads the distinct smell of matricaria wafted through the air a common occurrence during warm summer days.