Definition of Santolina chamaecyparissus

1. Noun. Branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers.

Exact synonyms: Lavender Cotton
Group relationships: Genus Santolina, Santolina
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Santolina Chamaecyparissus

Santee
Santee Dakota
Santee Sioux
Santees
Santhosh
Santiago
Santiago Ramon y Cajal
Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiam berries
Santiam berry
Santini's booming sound
Santo Domingo
Santolina
Santolina chamaecyparissus (current term)
Santoprene
Santorini
Santorini's canal
Santorini's cartilage
Santorini's concha
Santorini's duct
Santorini's fissures
Santorini's incisures
Santorini's major caruncle
Santorini's minor caruncle
Santorini's muscle
Santorini's plexus
Santorini's tubercle

Literary usage of Santolina chamaecyparissus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1896)
"Being especially anxious to study the species attached to Santolina chamaecyparissus, I next headed for the valley of the Tavignano, which running parallel ..."

2. The White House Garden by William Seale, Erik Kvalsvik (1995)
"Lady's mantle Alchemilla spp. Lady's slipper Cypripedium spp. Lavender Lavandula spp. Lavender cotton Santolina chamaecyparissus Lily Lilium spp. ..."

3. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"... be in cultivation An evergreen species of the Pacific region is Baccharis pilularis. [Seeds; twig cuttings under glass, i Santolina chamaecyparissus. ..."

4. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1896)
"Being especially anxious to study the species attached to Santolina chamaecyparissus, I next headed for the valley of the Tavignano, which running parallel ..."

5. The White House Garden by William Seale, Erik Kvalsvik (1995)
"Lady's mantle Alchemilla spp. Lady's slipper Cypripedium spp. Lavender Lavandula spp. Lavender cotton Santolina chamaecyparissus Lily Lilium spp. ..."

6. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"... be in cultivation An evergreen species of the Pacific region is Baccharis pilularis. [Seeds; twig cuttings under glass, i Santolina chamaecyparissus. ..."

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