dittany

English

Origanum dictamnus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɪtəni/

Noun

dittany (countable and uncountable; plural dittanies)

1. (botany) A labiate plant, Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.

Translations

dittany

• Bulgarian: росен
• French: dictame (fr)

• Greek: δίκταμο (el) (díktamo) n 
• Italian: ; dittamo (it) m

External links

• Dittany on Wikipedia.Wikipedia