anthemis | (n) dog fennel, Syn. genus Anthemis |
themis | (n) (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology |
themistocles | (n) Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-460 BC) |
accurse | (v) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment, Syn. comminate, anathemise, anathemize, anathematize, anathematise, execrate |
banded purple | (n) North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band, Syn. Limenitis arthemis, white admiral |
chamomile | (n) Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis, Syn. camomile, Chamaemelum nobilis, Anthemis nobilis |
corn chamomile | (n) European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America, Syn. Anthemis arvensis, field chamomile, corn mayweed |
curse | (v) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon, Syn. maledict, imprecate, bedamn, damn, anathemise, anathemize, beshrew, Ant. bless |
mayweed | (n) widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs, Syn. stinking mayweed, stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula, dog fennel |
yellow chamomile | (n) Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America, Syn. Anthemis tinctoria, dyers' chamomile, golden marguerite |