dittany Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
    gas plant; Dictamnus alba; burning bush; fraxinella.

WordNet

Dit"ta*ny noun
Etymology
OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain, F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. , , a plant growing in abundance on Mount Dicte in Crete. Cf. Dittander.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913