'Dittany' definitions:
Definition of 'dittany'
From: WordNet
noun
Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: fraxinella, dittany, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus alba]
Definition of 'Dittany'
From: GCIDE
- Dittany \Dit"ta*ny\, n. [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain, F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. di`ktamnon, di`ktamnos, 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. See Dictamnus. (c) In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the Mint family. [1913 Webster]