Definition of Crete dittany

1. Noun. Dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete.

Exact synonyms: Cretan Dittany, Dittany Of Crete, Hop Marjoram, Origanum Dictamnus, Winter Sweet
Group relationships: Genus Origanum
Generic synonyms: Origanum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crete Dittany

creston
crestons
crests
crests of nail bed
cresyl
cresyl blue
cresyl echt
cresyl violet acetate
cresylate
cresylic
cresylic acid
cresyls
creta
cretaceously
cretan dittany
crete dittany (current term)
cretic
cretics
cretinise
cretinised
cretinises
cretinising
cretinisms
cretinistic
cretinize
cretinized
cretinizes
cretinizing

Literary usage of Crete dittany

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society (1882)
"Having a white shining incrustation. chalk.) Carbonic acid, because it is obtained from chalk. Creta'ceum ac'idum. (L- creía, Crete, dittany of. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"crete dittany. 2046 X . Crimean Linden, 3347; Pine, 2641 X. Crimson Bells, 1482; Chinese Rose, 2988; Clover, 3379; -Eye Rose-Mallow, ..."

3. A Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia: Being a Treatise on Pharmacology in ...by Samuel Frederick Gray by Samuel Frederick Gray (1821)
"Crete, dittany of, 53. Crepis, 75. Crepitus lupi, 5. Crescentia, 60. Cress, 129, 130, 135. Crista galli, 56. Crithmum, 96, 97. ('rod spiritus, 340. ..."

4. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society (1882)
"Having a white shining incrustation. chalk.) Carbonic acid, because it is obtained from chalk. Creta'ceum ac'idum. (L- creía, Crete, dittany of. ..."

5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"crete dittany. 2046 X . Crimean Linden, 3347; Pine, 2641 X. Crimson Bells, 1482; Chinese Rose, 2988; Clover, 3379; -Eye Rose-Mallow, ..."

6. A Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia: Being a Treatise on Pharmacology in ...by Samuel Frederick Gray by Samuel Frederick Gray (1821)
"Crete, dittany of, 53. Crepis, 75. Crepitus lupi, 5. Crescentia, 60. Cress, 129, 130, 135. Crista galli, 56. Crithmum, 96, 97. ('rod spiritus, 340. ..."

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