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dictamnus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A suffrutescent plant of the genus Dictamnus, with strong perfume and showy flowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dittany, burning bush, gas plant, fraxinella

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Dictamnus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rosid dicot genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Dictamnus, from Latin dictamnum. See dittany.