Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several perennial Eurasian artemisias, especially Artemisia cina and A. maritima, having aromatic leaves and numerous flower heads that yield santonin.
- noun The dried unopened flower heads of this plant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Tartarian southernwood, Artemisia Gallica, var. pauciflora, by some considered a distinct species. It was formerly confounded with A. Santonica.
- noun An anthelmintic drug consisting of the flower-heads of this plant; Levant wormseed. The extract santonin, now produced mainly in Turkestan, is chiefly in use.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin, from Latin (herba) santonica, from feminine of Santonicus, of the Santoni, a Gallic people of Aquitania.]
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Colorless crystalline compound, C15H18O3, from wormwood, especially santonica; used to destroy or eliminate parasitic worms.
The Veterinarian Charles James Korinek
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Instead of worm-seed (_artemisia santonica_,) the seeds of tansy are frequently offered for sale, or a mixture of both.
A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy Friedrich Christian Accum 1803
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