Lewis & Short

† leucanthĕmon or -mum, i, n., = λευκάνθεμον, the name of three plants.

  1. I. The chamomile, called also anthemis, leucanthemis, etc., Plin. 22, 21, 26, § 53.
  2. II. A plant, called also phalangites and leucacantha, Plin. 27, 12, 98, § 124.
  3. III. A plant whose scent resembles that of southernwood (abrotonum), Plin. 21, 10, 34, § 60.