| 单词 | dittany of crete |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdittany of Crete a. A labiate plant, Origanum Dictamnus, called also Dictamnus Creticus or dittany of Crete; formerly famous for its alleged medicinal virtues. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > culinary herbs > dittany of Crete dittany?a1200 amaracusc1420 dittander1608 ?a1200 ( tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Harl. 6258B) lxiii. 107 [Þyss]e wurte wos þe man dictanu[m & oþrum na]man ditanie nemneþ. a1400 Pistill of Susan 114 Daysye and Ditoyne, Ysope and Aueroyne. 1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke i. xvii. 31 b As the Harte stryken with an arrow driueth it out with Detany. 1553 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Eneados xii. vii. 74 Venus..Caucht reuth and piete, of hyr sonnys diseis And from the wod, of mont Yda in Crete Up has sche pullit, Dictam, the herb swete. 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xix. xvii. 147 An herbe whose vertue was to stanch the blood, As Dittamie. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxii. 314 Dittany of Crete has the small, purple flowers collected in loose nodding heads. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. ii. 484 Fresh dittany beloved of wild goats. < as lemmas |
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