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Webster 1913 Edition


Dictamnus

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Dic-tam′nus

(dĭk-tăm′nŭs)
,
Noun.
[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.