dittany

English - Turkish

Definition of dittany in English Turkish dictionary

girit otu

geyikotu

{i} geyik otu

(isim) geyik otu

Origanum dictamnus

dittany of Crete kurt helvası

ilaç için kullanılan birkaç çeşit ot

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dittany of Crete

kurt helvası

English - English

Definition of dittany in English English dictionary

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

{n} a plant of several kinds

The Dictamnus Fraxinella

{i} (Botany) perennial herb with white flowers that discharge flammable vapor in hot weather; stone mint

Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather

A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a native of Crete

In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the Mint family

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dittany of crete

dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete

Hyphenation

dit·ta·ny

Etymology

() From Old French ditan (French dictame), from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον, reportedly from Δικτή ‘Dicte’, a mountain in Crete on whose slopes the plant grew.