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‖ Santolina|sæntəˈlaɪnə|
[mod.L., ? alteration of santonica, santonicum: see santonica. (Cf. lavender cotton, quot. 1577 ‘some call it..Santonia’.) Cf. It. santolina (Florio), F. santoline.]
A genus of fragrant undershrubs, allied to the camomile, native of the Mediterranean region; Lavender Cotton. Also, a plant of this genus.
1578Lyte Dodoens i. xix. 29 Some of the later writers do call it Santolina and Camphorata:..some call it in English Lauender Cotton, and som Garden Cypres. 1731Miller Gard. Dict. 1865Athenæum No. 1990. 848/2 The flowers of santolina. |