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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024san•ton•i•ca (san ton′i kə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology, Drugsthe dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- Latin (herba) santonica (herb) of the Santonī a Gaulish tribe of Aquitania
- Neo-Latin
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: santonica /sænˈtɒnɪkə/ n - an oriental wormwood plant, Artemisia cina (or maritima)
- the dried flower heads of this plant, formerly used as a vermifuge
Former name (1936–61): wormseed Etymology: 17th Century: New Latin, from Late Latin herba santonica herb of the Santones (probably wormwood), from Latin Santonī a people of Aquitania |