santonica

noun

san·​ton·​i·​ca san-ˈtän-i-kə How to pronounce santonica (audio)
: the unopened dried flower heads of Levant wormseed or of another plant of the genus Artemisia (especially A. maritima) used as an anthelmintic
also : one of these plants

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“Santonica.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/santonica. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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