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dit·tany (dit′'n ē)

noun pl. dittanies -·nies

  1. a creeping, woolly herb (Origanum dictamnus) of the mint family, native to Crete
  2. gas plant
  3. ☆ a small perennial herb (Cunila origanoides) of the mint family, found in E U.S.

Etymology: ME ditane < OFr ditan < L dictamnum < Gr diktamnon, ? after Diktē, Mount Dicte, in Crete, where it grew

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