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santolina
/ ˌsæntəˈliːnə /
noun
- any plant of the evergreen Mediterranean genus Santolina, esp S. chamaecyparissus, grown for its silvery-grey felted foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of santolina1
New Latin, altered from santonica
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Example Sentences
Lavender cotton is a species of the genus Santolina, small, yellow-flowered, evergreen undershrubs of the Composite order.
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Where required as a stomach tonic, santolina should be infused with boiling water, as tea is.
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They use-for an edging to the borders of their gardens, the santolina, which they call garderobe.
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