dittander

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English

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Lepidium latifolium – dittander

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Etymology

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From an Anglo-Norman or Middle English form ditaundere attested in a glossary ca. 1265 and by an obscure reason extended from the word underlying dittany.

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dittander (uncountable)

  1. A peppergrass of species Lepidium latifolium, native from Iberia to the Himalayas, introduced elsewhere.
    Synonyms: broadleaved pepperweed, dittany, perennial pepperweed, pepperwort, peppergrass, tall whitetop

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