n 1  cap  :  a genus of chiefly Old World aromatic herbs (family Compositae) that have a conical receptacle and broadly involucrate heads with white rays and yellow disk flowers and include one (M. recutita) that is a source of chamomile  2  pl  matricaria  or  matricarias  :  any plant of the genus Matricaria .
 
 
 
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