dittany

Meaning

Noun

• A labiate plant, Origanum dictamnus (species), formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
• A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus (species)
• A fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern US, Cunila origanoides (species)

Related

Similar words

• fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush

Origin

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