dittany








noun, plural dit·ta·nies.

  1. a Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal qualities.
  2. Also called stone mint. a North American plant, Cunila origanoides, of the mint family, bearing clusters of purplish flowers.
  3. gas plant.

noun plural -nies

  1. an aromatic Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, with pink drooping flowers: formerly credited with great medicinal properties: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
  2. Also called: stone mint a North American labiate plant, Cunila origanoides, with clusters of purplish flowers
  3. another name for gas plant
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