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A dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae
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dictamnus
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dictamnus \Dic*tam"nus\ (d[i^]k*t[a^]m"n[u^]s), n. [L. See Dittany .] (Bot.) A suffrutescent herb, Dictamnus Fraxinella (the only species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile oil of the leaves is highly inflammable.
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Dictamnus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae , with a single species, Dictamnus albus , which has several geographical variants. It is also known as burning bush , dittany , gas plant , and fraxinella . It is a herbaceous perennial , native ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) A suffrutescent plant, (taxlink Dictamnus albus species) (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
Usage examples of dictamnus.
The leaves of a plant growing in Crete and Candy were used by the Ancients for wounds, and it is still known as Dictamnus or Dittany of Crete, being Origanum Dictamnus of the Labiatae family.
Dictamnus, the Dittany of Crete, which has roundish leaves thickly invested with white down, and flowers in drooping spikes.