dittany
/ˈdɪtənɪ/noun
mass noun
1- any of a number of aromatic herbaceous or shrubby plants白藓属植物, 白藓:
1.1
- (亦作dittany of Crete)a dwarf shrub with white woolly leaves and pink flowers, native to Crete and Greece (Origanum dictamnus, family Labiatae).白藓状牛至(拉丁名Origanum dictamnus,唇形科)。
1.2
- (亦作American dittany)an American herb used in cookery and herbal medicine (genus Cunila, family Labiatae)岩薄荷(白藓属, 唇形科)。
词源
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.