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Definition of Dictamnus
1. Noun. A dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rutaceae, Rue Family, Rutaceae
Definition of Dictamnus
1. n. A suffrutescent, D. Fraxinella (the only species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile oil of the leaves is highly inflammable.
Definition of Dictamnus
1. Noun. (botany) A suffrutescent plant, ''Dictamnus fraxinella'' (the only species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Dictamnus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dictamnus
Literary usage of Dictamnus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"... double flowers on spikes often two feet long. These plants grow four to five
feet high, and flower throughout the summer and fall. OAS PLANT. (dictamnus ..."
2. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1901)
"O. dictamnus (Dittany of Crete) is a pretty plant, somewhat tender, and best
grown under glass rather than in the open air, though during mild winters it ..."
3. Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Flowers by William Sutherland (1871)
"dictamnus albus.—-The stems rise stout and erect about 2 feet high; the leaves
are pinnate, with small oval leaflets clothing the stems from the root ..."
4. Medical lexicon by Robley Dunglison (1860)
"... dictamnus albus — i. de Crete, Origanum dictamnus. DICTAM'NUS ALBUS, from
dictamnus, a town in Crete ..."
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