Dit"ta*ny (?), n. [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain, F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. , , a plant growing in abundance on Mount Dicte in Crete. Cf. Dittander.] Bot. (a)
A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a native of Crete
. (b)
The Dictamnus Fraxinella
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Dictamnus. (c)
In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the Mint family.
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