dittany en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪtəni/
Etymology
From Old French ditan (French dictame), from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον (díktamnon), reportedly from Δίκτη (Díktē, “Dicte”), a mountain in Crete on whose slopes the plant grew.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A labiate plant of species Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
- (countable, uncountable) A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus.
- (countable, uncountable) False dittany (Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus, syn. Ballota pseudodictamnus)
- (US, countable, uncountable) A fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern United States (Cunila origanoides).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dittanies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
common dittany, stone mint, frost mint, American dittany · fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush
Translations (17)
fr dictame (dittany of Crete) · ca marduix de Creta (dittany of Crete) · ru души́ца кри́тская (dittany of Crete) · fa مشکطرامشیر (dittany of Crete) · it dittamo (dittany of Crete) · tr Girit kekiği (dittany of Crete) · ru души́ца диктамнус (dittany of Crete) · grc δίκταμνον (dittany of Crete) · bg кри́тски ри́ган (dittany of Crete) · de kretischer Diptam (dittany of Crete) · el δίκταμο (dittany of Crete) · de Diptam-Dost (dittany of Crete) · de Diktamo (dittany of Crete) · ar مُشْكِطْرَامَشِير (dittany of Crete) · sl jesẹ̑nček (dittany of Crete) · fi kreetanmeirami (dittany of Crete) · sv kretadiptam (dittany of Crete)