English Explanatory Dictionary

santonica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Asian plant (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), related to wormwood, which has been used since ancient times as a vermifuge due to its santonin content.

Word forms

santonica santonicas

Etymology

From Latin santonica (adjective) (from Santonēs (a Celtic tribe of Aquitania)), most likely originally in a phrase such as herba santonica ("herb of the Santones").

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