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dictamnus|dɪkˈtæmnəs|
[L.: see dittany. Adopted as a genus name by Linnæus in his Hortus Cliffortianus (1737) 161.]
A perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Rutaceæ, esp. the cultivated species D. albus (= fraxinella); or the sub-shrub Origanum dictamnus (= dittany 1).
1551[see dittany 3]. 1603Holland tr. Plutarch's Mor. 569 To finde out the herbe Dictamnus, for to feed on it. 1728R. Bradley Dict. Bot. s.v., The true Dictamnus is usually housed in Winter. 1846J. Lindley Vegetable Kingdom 470 Dictamnus is found in the south of Europe. 1922Glasgow Herald 5 Aug. 6 The dictamnus is easily raised from seeds. 1962Amateur Gardening 31 Mar. 4/2 Dictamnus or ‘dittany’..is absolutely reliable once established. |