santonica

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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.

OriginLatin santonica →
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Meanings

nounsantonica (usually uncountable, plural santonicas)

plural santonicas

  1. uncountableusuallyAn 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.

Origin

  1. Latinsantonica
  2. Englishsantonica

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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APA

santonica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/santonica

MLA

“santonica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/santonica. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “santonica,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/santonica.

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