dittany

[ dit-n-ee ]

/ ˈdɪt n i /

noun, plural dit·ta·nies.

a Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal qualities.

Also called stone mint. a North American plant, Cunila origanoides, of the mint family, bearing clusters of purplish flowers.

gas plant.

Origin of dittany

1350–1400; Middle English ditane, detany<Old French dita(i)n<Latin dictamnus, dictamnum<Greek díktamnon, perhaps akin to Díktē, a mountain in Crete where the herb abounded

Words nearby dittany

ditransitive, ditriglyph, ditrochee, Ditropan, dittander, dittany, Dittersdorf, ditto, dittograph, dittography, Ditto machine

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Example sentences from the Web for dittany

The sacred plants of the goddess were, the willow, pomegranate, the dittany and the lily.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White
Dittany, dit′a-ni, n. a genus of aromatic perennial plants, formerly much used medicinally as a tonic.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Dittany, used by the Indians as a remedy for various diseases.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3)|James Athearn Jones
Fraxinella, frak-si-nel′a, n. a common name for cultivated species of dittany.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

According to Virgil, Venus healed the wounded neas with Dittany.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard

British Dictionary definitions for dittany

dittany

/ (ˈdɪtənɪ) /

noun plural -nies

an aromatic Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, with pink drooping flowers: formerly credited with great medicinal properties: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

Also called: stone mint a North American labiate plant, Cunila origanoides, with clusters of purplish flowers

another name for gas plant

Word Origin for dittany

C14: from Old French ditan, from Latin dictamnus, from Greek diktamnon, perhaps from Diktē, mountain in Crete

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	dittany
释义	dittany [ dit-n-ee ] / ˈdɪt n i / noun, plural dit·ta·nies. a Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal qualities. Also called stone mint. a North American plant, Cunila origanoides, of the mint family, bearing clusters of purplish flowers. gas plant. Origin of dittany 1350–1400; Middle English ditane, detany<Old French dita(i)n<Latin dictamnus, dictamnum<Greek díktamnon, perhaps akin to Díktē, a mountain in Crete where the herb abounded Words nearby dittany ditransitive, ditriglyph, ditrochee, Ditropan, dittander, dittany, Dittersdorf, ditto, dittograph, dittography, Ditto machine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dittany The sacred plants of the goddess were, the willow, pomegranate, the dittany and the lily. The Student's Mythology\|Catherine Ann White Dittany, dit′a-ni, n. a genus of aromatic perennial plants, formerly much used medicinally as a tonic. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Dittany, used by the Indians as a remedy for various diseases. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3)\|James Athearn Jones Fraxinella, frak-si-nel′a, n. a common name for cultivated species of dittany. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various According to Virgil, Venus healed the wounded neas with Dittany. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics\|Richard Folkard British Dictionary definitions for dittany dittany / (ˈdɪtənɪ) / noun plural -nies an aromatic Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, with pink drooping flowers: formerly credited with great medicinal properties: family Lamiaceae (labiates) Also called: stone mint a North American labiate plant, Cunila origanoides, with clusters of purplish flowers another name for gas plant Word Origin for dittany C14: from Old French ditan, from Latin dictamnus, from Greek diktamnon, perhaps from Diktē, mountain in Crete Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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