单词 | amaracus |
释义 | amaracusn. An aromatic plant, the Dittany of Crete ( Origanum dictamnus), by some made the type of a distinct genus (Amaracus). 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 c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 1017 Eke amarac and other fresshed floures. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World (1634) II. 92 That Amaracus or Marjeram which they call the Phrygian. 1842 Tennyson Œnone in Poems (new ed.) I. 122 Violet, amaracus, and asphodel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < n.c1420 |
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