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santonica

santonica noun: an Asian plant (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), related to wormwood, which has been used since ancient times as a vermifuge due to its santonin content.

Noun

santonica (usually uncountable, plural santonicas)

  1. (usually) An Asian plant (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), related to wormwood, which has been used since ancient times as a vermifuge due to its santonin content.

Forms of santonica

pluralsantonicas

Origin of santonica

From Latin santonica (adjective) (from Santonēs (a Celtic tribe of Aquitania)), most likely originally in a phrase such as herba santonica ("herb of the Santones").

Questions about santonica

What does santonica mean?
Santonica means an Asian plant (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), related to wormwood, which has been used since ancient times as a vermifuge due to its santonin content.
What part of speech is santonica?
Santonica is a noun.
What is the plural of santonica?
The plural of santonica is santonicas.

Words near santonica in the dictionary

  1. santonate
  2. santonates
  3. Santoni
  4. Santonian
  5. santonic acid
  6. santonica
  7. santonicas
  8. santonin
  9. santoninate
  10. santoninates
  11. santonine

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