dittany

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather

Etymology

From Old French ditan (French dictame), from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον (díktamnon), reportedly from Δίκτη (Díktē, “Dicte”), a mountain in Crete on whose slopes the plant grew.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fraxinella, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus alba

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