dittany

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dittany herb of genus Dictamnus. XIV. Late ME. ditane, diteyne — OF. dita(i)n :- medL. dictamus, for L. dictamnus, -um — Gr. díktamnon, perh. f. Diktḗ mountain in Crete, a well-known habitat of the plant. The trisyllabic form appears XV; it depends on medL. ditaneum, late L. dictamnium.

dittany

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dittany See ORIGANUM.

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