dittany

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dittany

/ˈdɪtəni/

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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.

noun dittanies

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.
Similar: fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush
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).
Similar: common dittany, stone mint, frost mint, American dittany

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noun dittany of Crete

Français	dictame
Deutsch	Diptam-Dost, Diktamo, kretischer Diptam
Italiano	dittamo
Ελληνικά	δίκταμο díktamo
Русский	души́ца диктамнус dušíca diktamnus, души́ца кри́тская dušíca krítskaja
العربية	مُشْكِطْرَامَشِير muškiṭrāmašīr

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@misc{dittany_2026,
  title = {dittany},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dittany},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}