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santonica

American  
[san-ton-i-kuh] / sænˈtɒn ɪ kə /

noun

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

santonica British  
/ sænˈtɒnɪkə /

noun

  1. an oriental wormwood plant, Artemisia cina (or maritima )

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

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Etymology

Origin of santonica

1650–60; < New Latin < Latin ( herba ) santonica (herb) of the Santonī a Gaulish tribe of Aquitania

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Worm′-pow′der, a vermifuge; Worm′-seed, santonica: the treacle mustard; Worm′-wheel, a wheel gearing with an endless screw or worm, receiving or imparting motion.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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