Phrase guide

gas plant

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fragrant perennial in the rue family, Dictamnus albus, that gives off so much volatile essential oil that it sometimes can be lit and will burn briefly without harming the plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of gasworks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gasworks

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fraxinella, dittany, burning bush, Dictamnus alba

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: dishëll — Dictamnus albus
  • Azerbaijani: ağ alışan — Dictamnus albus
  • Bulgarian: ро́сен (rósen) — Dictamnus albus
  • Catalan: lletimó — Dictamnus albus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白鲜 (bái xiān) — Dictamnus albus
  • Czech: třemdava bílá — Dictamnus albus
  • Danish: hvid diktam — Dictamnus albus
  • Dutch: vuurwerkplant — Dictamnus albus
  • Esperanto: diktamno — Dictamnus albus
  • Esperanto: brularbusto — Dictamnus albus
  • Esperanto: gasplanto — Dictamnus albus
  • Esperanto: fraksinelo — Dictamnus albus
  • Finnish: mooseksenpalavapensas — Dictamnus albus
  • French: fraxinelle — Dictamnus albus
  • French: dictame blanc — Dictamnus albus
  • French: buisson ardent — Dictamnus albus
  • Georgian: იფნურა (ipnura) — Dictamnus albus
  • German: Diptam — Dictamnus albus
  • German: Aschwurz — Dictamnus albus
  • German: Brennender Busch — Dictamnus albus
  • Hungarian: nagyezerjófű — Dictamnus albus
  • Hungarian: boszorkányfű — Dictamnus albus
  • Ido: diktamo — Dictamnus albus
  • Italian: dittamo — Dictamnus albus
  • Italian: frassinella — Dictamnus albus
  • Italian: limonella — Dictamnus albus
  • Japanese: 白鮮 (hakusen) — Dictamnus albus
  • Kazakh: күймесгүл (küimesgül) — Dictamnus albus
  • Korean: 백선 (baekseon) — Dictamnus albus
  • Occitan: dictam — Dictamnus albus
  • Polish: dyptam jesionolistny — Dictamnus albus
  • Romanian: frăsinel — Dictamnus albus
  • Russian: ясенец белый (jasenec belyj) — Dictamnus albus
  • Serbo-Croatian: јасе́нак — Dictamnus albus
  • Serbo-Croatian: jasénak — Dictamnus albus
  • Slovak: jasenec biely — Dictamnus albus
  • Slovene: navadni jesenček — Dictamnus albus
  • Upper Sorbian: běła drěwda — Dictamnus albus
  • Spanish: gitam — Dictamnus albus
  • Spanish: herba gitanera — Dictamnus albus
  • Spanish: fresnillo — Dictamnus albus
  • Swedish: diptam — Dictamnus albus
  • Swedish: Moses brinnande buske — Dictamnus albus
  • Turkish: gazelotu — Dictamnus albus
  • Ukrainian: ясенець білий (jasenecʹ bilyj) — Dictamnus albus