dittany

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English

Origanum dictamnus

Etymology

From Old French ditan (French dictame), from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον (díktamnon), reportedly from Δίκτη (Díktē, “Dicte”), a mountain in Crete on whose slopes the plant grew.

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Noun

dittany (countable and uncountable, plural dittanies)

  1. A labiate plant, Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
  2. A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus.
    Synonym: fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush
  3. Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus (syn. Ballota pseudodictamnus; false dittany)
  4. (US) A fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern United States, Cunila origanoides.
    Synonym: common dittany, stone mint, frost mint, American dittany

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