American dittany

dit·ta·ny (d

)

n. pl. dit·ta·nies

1. An aromatic woolly plant (Origanum dictamnus) native to Crete, formerly believed to have magical powers.

2. See stone mint.

3. See gas plant.

[Middle English ditaine, from Old French ditan, from Latin dictamnus, from Greek diktamnon, perhaps after Mount Dikt (Dhíkti), a peak in eastern Crete.]

dittany [ˈdɪtənɪ]

n pl -nies

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an aromatic Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, with pink drooping flowers: formerly credited with great medicinal properties: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called stone mint a North American labiate plant, Cunila origanoides, with clusters of purplish flowers

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for gas plant

[from Old French ditan, from Latin dictamnus, from Greek diktamnon, perhaps from Diktē, mountain in Crete]

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Noun

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

Dictamnus alba, fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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