santonica

[ san-ton-i-kuh ]

noun
  1. the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.

Origin of santonica

1
1650–60; <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
  1. an oriental wormwood plant, Artemisia cina (or maritima)

  2. the dried flower heads of this plant, formerly used as a vermifuge

Origin of santonica

1
C17: 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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