dittany

English

Origanum dictamnus

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French ditan (French dictame), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dictamnum, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δίκταμνον (díktamnon), reportedly from Δικτή (Diktḗ, “Dicte”), a mountain in Crete on whose slopes the plant grew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪtəni/

Noun

dittany (countable and uncountable, plural dittanies)

1. A labiate plant, , formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
2. A fragrant plant in the rue family,

Synonyms

• (Dictamnus albus): fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush

Translations

dittany of Crete

• Bulgarian: росен (bg) (rosen)
• French: dictame (fr)
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• Greek: δίκταμο (el) n (díktamo)

  Ancient: δίκταμνον n (díktamnon)

• Italian: dittamo (it) m
• Persian: مشکطرامشیر (mošktarāmašīr)

Dictamnus albus — see gas plant