santonica
[ san-ton-i-kuh ]
noun
the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
Origin of santonica
11650–60; <New Latin <Latin (herba) santonica (herb) of the Santonī a Gaulish tribe of Aquitania
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British Dictionary definitions for santonica
santonica
/ (sænˈtɒnɪkə) /
noun
an oriental wormwood plant, Artemisia cina (or maritima)
the dried flower heads of this plant, formerly used as a vermifuge
Origin of santonica
1C17: New Latin, from Late Latin herba santonica herb of the Santones (probably wormwood), from Latin Santonī a people of Aquitania
- Former name (1936–61): wormseed
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