Santonica Definition

săn-tŏnĭ-kə
noun
Any of several European wormwoods (esp. Artemisia cina)
Webster's New World
The unexpanded, dried flower heads of several European wormwoods, containing santonin.
Webster's New World

Origin of Santonica

  • New Latin from Latin (herba) santonica from feminine of Santonicus of the Santoni, a Gallic people of Aquitania

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to santonica using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

santonica