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dittany

/dit-n-ee/US // ˈdɪt n i //UK // (ˈdɪtənɪ) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural dit·ta·nies.

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

Examples

  • But when Venus saw how grievously her son was troubled, she brought from348 Ida, which is a mountain of Crete, the herb dittany.

  • But when Venus saw how grievously her son was troubled, she brought from Ida, which is a mountain of Crete, the herb dittany.

  • There must be marchantia under the spray of the one, and possibly dittany in the peat of the other.

  • According to Virgil, Venus healed the wounded neas with Dittany.

  • Fraxinella, frak-si-nel′a, n. a common name for cultivated species of dittany.