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dittany

/ˈdɪtəni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
dit-tany
IPA
/ˈdɪtəni/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A labiate plant of species Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

False dittany (Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus, syn. Ballota pseudodictamnus)

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern United States (Cunila origanoides).

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dittanies (plural)

Synonyms

fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush common dittany, stone mint, frost mint, American dittany fraxinella burning bush gas plant dictamnus alba

Questions

How do you pronounce dittany?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪtəni/.
What does dittany mean?
A labiate plant of species Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
Where does dittany come from?
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.

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