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I'm trying to figure out what "かみつれを手に". The word かみつれ is in hiragana, so I
can't use kanji to figure it out. I have a feeling it means "( something ) in
hand".

I searched in Google, and chamomile came up, but I have doubting feelings
about that since,

  1. aren't imported words in katakana?
  2. if it were imported, wouldn't it read "kamomiru"?

I just don't know what かみつれ is. As far as Google results show, it means
holding Pokemon's Gym Leader Elesa by the hand. Can anyone confirm chamomile
or perhaps give かみつれ's real meaning?
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What does かみつれ mean?
かみつれ（カミツレ） is the Japanese name for chamomile, a type of flower.

<https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB>

Edit:

Since you edited your question, I'm adding to my answer. かみつれ is the Japanese
name, and therefore it does not necessarily need to be in katakana.
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