dittany

Noun

dit=ta=ny

WORDNET DICTIONARY

dittany(n = noun.plant) burning bush, dictamnus alba, fraxinella, gas plant - Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather; Array

is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant

dittany, n. (pl. -ies) any herb of the genus Dictamnus, formerly used medicinally.

Etymology

ME f. OF dita(i)n f. med.L dictamus f. L dictamnus f. Gk diktamnon perh. f. Dikte, a mountain in Crete