n.
Pronunciation: ˌ san-t ə - ' l ē -n ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nas or -na
Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin santonica, an herb, feminine of santonicus of the Santoni, from Santoni, a people of Aquitania
Date: 1578
: any of a genus ( Santolina ) of aromatic Mediterranean composite subshrubs that have dissected evergreen leaves and clustered flower heads lacking ray flowers