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Artemisia santonica
Wormseed Worm"seed`, n. (Bot.) Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines. Wormseed mustard, a slender, cruciferous plant (Erysinum cheiranthoides) having small lanceolate leaves.
Santolina Chamaecyparissus
Lavender Lav"en*der, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It. lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in bathing and washing. See Lave. to wash, and cf. Lavender.] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts. 2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac. Lavender cotton (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub (Santolina Cham[ae]cyparissus) of the Mediterranean region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called ground cypress. Lavender water, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris. Sea lavender. (Bot.) See Marsh rosemary. To lay in lavender. (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender. (b) To pawn. [Obs.]
Santon
Santon San"ton, n. [Sp. santon, augmented fr. santo holy, L. sanctus.] A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit.
Santonate
Santonate San"to*nate, n. (Chem.) A salt of santonic acid.
Santonic
Santonic San*ton"ic, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid (distinct from santoninic acid) obtained from santonin as a white crystalline substance.
Santonin
Santonin San"to*nin, n. [L. herba santonica, a kind of plant, fr. Santoni a people of Aquitania; cf. Gr. ?: cf. F. santonine.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary color blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a yellow glass.
Santoninate
Santoninate San"to*nin`ate, n. (Chem.) A salt of santoninic acid.
Santoninic
Santoninic San`to*nin"ic, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to santonin; -- used specifically to designate an acid not known in the free state, but obtained in its salts.

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- up Santo or santo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to: Santo (given name) Santo (surname) El Santo, Rodolfo...
- Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo] meaning "Saint Dominic"), once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, known as Ciudad Trujillo between...
- "Santo Santo" (English: "Saint Saint") is the first single song by Só Pra Contrariar from the album Juegos de Amor, recorded as a duet with international...
- 2024, of whom approximately 3.6 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola...
- Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo (born 25 January 1974), known as Nuno Espírito Santo or simply Nuno, is a Portuguese football manager and former player...
- Espírito Santo (also known by its official abbreviation ES) (Portuguese: [(i)sˈpiɾitu ˈsɐ̃tu] ; lit. 'Holy Spirit') is a state in southeastern Brazil...
- Palo santo (Spanish for sacred stick or holy wood etc.) may refer to: Lignum vitae, heartwood of tree species of the genus Guaia****, native to subtropical...
- Santo Niño, which means "holy child", is a Spanish title for the Christ Child (Jesus Christ as a child) and may also refer to: Santo Niño de Cebú, oldest...
- Look up santos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Santos may refer to: Santos (surname) Santos (DJ) (born 1971), Italian DJ Santos Benavides (1823–1891)...
- Santo Trafficante Sr. (May 28, 1886 – August 11, 1954) was a Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante Jr. Santo Trafficante...