santonica flower heads

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• santonica — [san tän′i kə] n. [ModL < L ( herba) santonica, after Santoni, a people of ancient Gaul] 1. any of several European wormwoods (esp. Artemisia cina) 2. the unexpanded, dried flower heads of several European wormwoods, containing santonin …   English World dictionary

• santonica — /san ton i keuh/, n. the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge. [1650 60; < NL < L (herba) santonica (herb) of the Santoni a Gaulish tribe of Aquitania] * * * …   Universalium

• santonica — [san tɒnɪkə] noun the dried flower heads of a wormwood plant, containing santonin. Origin C17: from L. Santonica (herba) (plant) of the Santoni , referring to a tribe of Aquitania (now Aquitaine) in France …   English new terms dictionary

• santonica — san·ton·i·ca san tän i kə n the unopened dried flower heads of Levant wormseed or of another plant of the genus Artemisia (esp. A. maritima) used as an anthelmintic also one of these plants …   Medical dictionary

• santonica — /sænˈtɒnɪkə/ (say san tonikuh) noun 1. a wormwood, Artemisia cina. 2. the dried flower heads of this plant, used as a vermifuge. {Latin, properly feminine of Santonicus relating to the Santoni, tribe of ancient Gaul} …  

• santonica — n. 1 a shrubby wormwood plant, Artemisia cina, yielding santonin. 2 the dried flower heads of this used as an anthelmintic. Etymology: L f. Santones an Aquitanian tribe …   Useful english dictionary

• santonin — The inner anhydride or lactone of santoninic acid, obtained from santonica, the unexpanded flower heads of Artemisia cina and other species of Artemisia (family Compositae); has been used to effect expulsion of roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides),… …   Medical dictionary

• san|ton|i|ca — «san TON uh kuh», noun. 1. a European wormwood. 2. its dried unexpanded flower heads, used as a vermifuge. ╂[< New Latin santonica < Latin (herba) santonica < Santoni a Gaulish people in Aquitaine] …   Useful english dictionary

• santolina — noun (plural nas or na) Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin santonica, an herb, feminine of santonicus of the Santoni, from Santoni, a people of Aquitania Date: 1578 any of a genus (Santolina) of aromatic Mediterranean composite subshrubs… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• santonin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin santonica, from Latin Date: 1836 a poisonous slightly bitter crystalline compound C15H18O3 found especially in the unopened flower heads of several artemisias (especially… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Santonin — chembox new ImageFile=Santonin 2D skeletal.png ImageSize= ImageFile1 = Alpha santonin from xtal 3D balls.png IUPACName=(3S,3aS,5aS,9bS) 3,5a,9 trimethyl 3a,4,5,9b tetrahydro 3H benzo [g] benzofuran 2,8 dione OtherNames= Section1=Chembox… …   Wikipedia