dittany

dittany
[ˈdɪtəni]
noun
[mass noun]
  1. any of a number of aromatic herbaceous or shrubby plants. another term for gas plant
    白藓属植物,白藓。 同 gas plant
  2. 亦作 dittany of Cretea dwarf shrub with white woolly leaves and pink flowers, native to Crete and Greece (Origanum dictamnus, family Labiatae) 亦作 American dittanyan American herb used in cookery and herbal medicine (genus Cunila, family Labiatae) another term for gas plant
    白藓状牛至(拉丁名Origanum dictamnus,唇形科) 岩薄荷(白藓属,唇形科) 同 gas plant
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French ditain or medieval Latin ditaneum, from Latin dictamnus, dictamnum, from Greek diktamnon, perhaps from Diktē, the name of a mountain in Crete
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