Etymology

dictamnus

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Today it means: A suffrutescent plant of the genus Dictamnus, with strong perfume and showy flowers. Full definition →

translingual Dictamnus ← Latin dictamnum
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  1. Latin · derived fromdictamnum
  2. translingual · borrowed fromDictamnus
  3. English todaydictamnus

Borrowed from translingual Dictamnus, from Latin dictamnum. See dittany.

Words from the same roots

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