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单词 dittany
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Definition of dittany in English:

dittany

nounPlural dittanies ˈdɪtəniˈdɪt(ə)ni
mass noun
  • Any of a number of aromatic herbaceous or shrubby plants.

    白藓属植物,白藓

    (also 'American dittany') an American herb used in cooking and herbal medicine (genus Cunila, family Labiatae).

    (also 'dittany of Crete') a dwarf shrub with white woolly leaves and pink flowers, native to Crete and Greece (Origanum dictamnus, family Labiatae).

    another term for gas plant

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Several of these - sage, rosemary, thyme, horsebalm and mountain dittany - are rich in thymol and carvacrol, compounds that help muscles relax.
    • Below them grow low-growing shrubs and ground covers, such as azaleas, dittany of Crete, ferns, and junipers.
    • It was believed that the juice of the dittany would drive away venomous beasts.
    • Another interesting plant was Cunda origanoides (dittany), seen by many of the participants, including the trip leader, for the first time.

Origin

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.

Rhymes

Brittany, litany

Definition of dittany in US English:

dittany

nounˈdit(ə)nēˈdɪt(ə)ni
  • Any of a number of aromatic herbaceous or shrubby plants.

    白藓属植物,白藓

    (also 'dittany of Crete') a dwarf shrub with white woolly leaves and pink flowers, native to Crete and Greece (Origanum dictamnus, family Labiatae)

    another term for gas plant

    (also 'American dittany') an American herb used in cooking and herbal medicine (genus Cunila, family Labiatae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Several of these - sage, rosemary, thyme, horsebalm and mountain dittany - are rich in thymol and carvacrol, compounds that help muscles relax.
    • Another interesting plant was Cunda origanoides (dittany), seen by many of the participants, including the trip leader, for the first time.
    • Below them grow low-growing shrubs and ground covers, such as azaleas, dittany of Crete, ferns, and junipers.
    • It was believed that the juice of the dittany would drive away venomous beasts.

Origin

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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