noun pl. dittanies
- a creeping, woolly herb (Origanum dictamnus) of the mint family, native to Crete
- gas plant
- ☆ a small perennial herb (Cunila origanoides) of the mint family, found in E U.S.
Origin:
ME ditane < OFr ditan < L dictamnum < Gr diktamnon, ? after Diktē, Mount Dicte, in Crete, where it grew