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noun
A labiate plant of species Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush
Antonyms: none provided
noun
False dittany (Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus, syn. Ballota pseudodictamnus)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
A fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern United States (Cunila origanoides).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: common dittany, stone mint, frost mint, American dittany
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fraxinella, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus alba
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
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.
Across languages
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