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Webster 1913 Edition

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(dĭk-tăm′nŭs)

Noun.

[L. See

(Bot.)

A suffrutescent herb,

Dictamnus Fraxinella

(the only species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile oil of the leaves is highly inflammable.

See also: Dictamnus

A Dictamus plant

dictamnus ‎(plural dictamnuses)

(botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.