santonica

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sænˈtɒnɪkə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(san ton′i kə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
san•ton•i•ca  (san ton′i kə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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
  1. an Asian wormwood plant, Artemisia cina (or maritima)
  2. 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
'santonica' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
santonin

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