Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word DITTANY

Definitions of DITTANY

1. A labiate plant, Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
2. A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
3. Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus (syn. Ballota pseudodictamnus; false dittany)
4. (US) A fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern US, Cunila origanoides

Examples of Using DITTANY in a Sentence

• Alyssum montanum, Aster linosyris ("Goldilocks Aster"), Dictamnus albus ("White Dittany"), Dianthus grationopolitanus ("Cheddar Pink"), Gagea bohemica subsp.
• ;Mysteries starring Dittany Henbit Monk, of the Lobelia Falls Grub-and-Stakers Gardening & Roving Club.
• Origanum dictamnus, the dittany of Crete, Cretan dittany or hop marjoram, is a tender perennial plant that grows 20–30 cm high.
• Origanum majorana (marjoram) and Dittany of Crete are rich in carvacrol, 50% and 60–80% respectively.
• Examples of plants that often form frost flowers are white crownbeard (Verbesina virginica), commonly called frostweed, yellow ironweed (Verbesina alternifolia), dittany (Cunila origanoides), and Helianthemum canadense.
• The most frequent 26 ingredients are: garden angelica, healing wolfsbane, birthwort, bistort, sweet flag, Carline thistle, dittany, gentian, masterwort, black salsify, tormentil, valerian, blessed thistle, dittany of Crete, rue, germander, laurel berries, juniper berries, cinnamon, cloves, viper meat, and the two concoctions mithridate and theriac, as well as white wine and honey.
• The other ingredients are red roses, bole armoniac, storax, cinnamon, cassia lignea (coarse bark of Cinnamomum cassia), dittany, tormentil roots, bistort, gentian, galbanum, amber, terra sigillata, opium, long pepper, ginger, mel rosatum, and malmsey.

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