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DITTANY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dittany mean?
• DITTANY (noun)
The noun DITTANY has 1 sense:
1. Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
Familiarity information: DITTANY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
burning bush; Dictamnus alba; dittany; fraxinella; gas plant
Hypernyms ("dittany" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
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