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santonica

(san tän′i kə)

noun

any of several European wormwoods (esp. Artemisia cina)
the unexpanded, dried flower heads of several European wormwoods, containing santonin

Origin: ModL < L (herba) santonica, after Santoni, a people of ancient Gaul

See santonica in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A perennial or shrubby Eurasian plant (Artemisia maritima) having aromatic, bipinnately dissected leaves and numerous flower heads that yield santonin.
The dried unopened flower heads of this plant.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Latin (herba) santonica

Origin: , from feminine of Santonicus, of the Santoni, a Gallic people of Aquitania

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