Etymology

santonica

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Today it 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. Full definition →

Latin santonica
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsantonica
  2. English todaysantonica

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").

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