san.ˈtänə̇kə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin ( herba ) santonica, an herb, probably wormwood, feminine of santonicus of or belonging to the Santoni, from Santoni a people of Aquitania + Latin -icus -ic
1. : a European wormwood ( Artemisia pauciflora )
2. : an anthelmintic drum consisting of the unexpanded dried flower heads of the santonica or a closely related plant (as Levant wormseed)