SANTONICA


Meaning of SANTONICA in English

[ san'tɒnɪkə ]

■ noun the dried flower heads of a wormwood plant, containing santonin.

Origin

C17: from L. Santonica (herba) '(plant) of the Santoni', referring to a tribe of Aquitania (now Aquitaine) in France.

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