dittany
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Etymology edit
From Old French ditan (French dictame), from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον (díktamnon), reportedly from Δικτή (Diktḗ, “Dicte”), a mountain in Crete on whose slopes the plant grew.
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Noun edit
dittany (countable and uncountable, plural dittanies)
- A labiate plant, Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
- A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
- Synonym: fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush
- Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus (syn. Ballota pseudodictamnus; false dittany)
- (US) A fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern US, Cunila origanoides
- Synonym: common dittany, stone mint, frost mint, American dittany
Translations edit
dittany of Crete
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Dictamnus albus — see gas plant