santolina

WORDNET DICTIONARY

santolina(n = noun.plant) genus santolina - genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads;

is a kind of asterid dicot genus

is a member of aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae

santolina, n. any aromatic shrub of the genus Santolina, with finely divided leaves and small usu. yellow flowers.

Etymology

mod.L, var. of SANTONICA