Dittany
Dittany , noun
[Old English dytane, detane, dytan, Old French ditain, French dictame, Latin dictamnum, from Greek di`ktamnon, di`ktamnos, a plant growing in abundance on Mount Dicte in Crete. Compare Dittander.]
(a)
(Botany) A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a native of Crete.
(b)
(Botany) The Dictamnus Fraxinella. See Dictamnus.
(c)
(Botany) In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the Mint family.