santonica
/san-ton-i-kuh/US // sænˈtɒn ɪ kə //UK // (sænˈtɒnɪkə) //
汕头市,汕头,汕头日报,汕头市政府
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
Examples
Santonine, son′to-nin, n. a colourless crystalline poisonous compound contained in Santonica.
Ad lumbricos satis commode facit et santonica herba, quae non viget, et cornum cervinum limatum lima lignaria.
The vegetation of the plains, inclusive of Santonica, consists generally of three or four small Cruciferæ, Tulipa lutea.
Botanical features continue the same, Santonica being still the prevailing plant.
Instead of worm-seed (artemisia santonica,) the seeds of tansy are frequently offered for sale, or a mixture of both.
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