santolina
/ (ˌsæntəˈliːnə) /
noun
any plant of the evergreen Mediterranean genus Santolina, esp S. chamaecyparissus, grown for its silvery-grey felted foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
Origin of santolina
1New Latin, altered from santonica
Words Nearby santolina
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How to use santolina in a sentence
Lavender cotton is a species of the genus santolina, small, yellow-flowered, evergreen undershrubs of the Composite order.
Where required as a stomach tonic, santolina should be infused with boiling water, as tea is.
Papers on Health | John KirkThey use-for an edging to the borders of their gardens, the santolina, which they call garderobe.
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