dittany

Definitions


[ˈdɪtəni], (Noun)

Definitions:
- any of a number of aromatic herbaceous or shrubby plants


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French ditain or medieval Latin ditaneum, from Latin dictamnus, dictamnum, from Greek diktamnon, perhaps from Diktē, the name of a mountain in Crete




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