fraxinella, dittany, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus alba
(noun) Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dittany (countable and uncountable, plural dittanies)
A labiate plant, Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
(US) A fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern US, Cunila origanoides
• (Dictamnus albus): fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush
Source: Wiktionary
Dit"ta*ny, n. Etym: [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain, F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. Dicte in Crete. Cf. Dittander.] (Bot.) (a) A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a native of Crete. (b) The Dictamnus Fraxinella. See Dictamnus. (c) In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the Mint family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
