Crossword clues for dictamnus
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.
Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) A suffrutescent plant, (taxlink Dictamnus albus species) (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
Wikipedia
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 to warm, open woodland habitats in southern Europe, north Africa and much of Asia.
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.