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Definition of Dittany

Dittany
Dittany Dit"ta*ny, n. [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain, F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. di`ktamnon, di`ktamnos, a plant growing in abundance on Mount Dicte in Crete. Cf. Dittander.] (Bot.) (a) A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a native of Crete. (b) The Dictamnus Fraxinella. See Dictamnus. (c) In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the Mint family.

Meaning of Dittany from wikipedia

- (false dittany) Origanum dictamnus (dittany of Crete, Cretan dittany) Cunila origanoides (dittany, American dittany) This page is an index of articles...
- Origanum dictamnus, the dittany of Crete, Cretan dittany or hop marjoram, is a tender perennial plant that grows 20–30 cm high. It is known in Gr**** as...
- flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is also known as burning bush, dittany, gas plant or fraxinella. This herbaceous perennial has several geographical...
- False dittany is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Ballota acetabulosa Ballota pseudodictamnus Dittany This page is an index of articles...
- origanoides, with the common names stone mint, frost mint, dittany, and American dittany, is a perennial late-summer-flowering subshrub with small purple...
- HMS Dittany was a Flower-class corvette of the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. On 14 August 1942, the name Beacon was approved for PG...
- pepperweed, broadleaved pepperweed, pepperwort, or peppergr****, dittander, dittany, and tall whitetop, is a perennial plant that is a member of the mustard...
- commonly called frostweed, yellow ironweed (Verbesina alternifolia), dittany (Cunila origanoides), and Helianthemum canadense. Example of the hydraulic...
- Origanum dayi Post - Israel Origanum dictamnus L. – hop marjoram, Cretan dittany, dittany of Crete - endemic to Crete Origanum × dolichosiphon P.H.Davis - Seyhan...
- Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus, the false dittany, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to the southern Aegean region...