dittany

n. 白藓, 岩薄荷

发音

/ˈdɪtəni/

词形变化

dittanies 复数 dittanies

别名

dittamy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A labiate plant of species Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.

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  2. 2.

    A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus.

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  3. 3.

    False dittany (Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus, syn. Ballota pseudodictamnus)

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  4. 4.

    A fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern United States (Cunila origanoides).

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

burning bush fraxinella gas plant

上位词 1

herb

词源

From Old French ditan (French dictame), from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον (díktamnon), reportedly from Δίκτη (Díktē, “Dicte”), a mountain in Crete on whose slopes the plant grew.

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