dittander

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UK[dɪˈtændə]

noun

A peppergrass of species Lepidium latifolium, native from Iberia to the Himalayas, introduced elsewhere.

Similar
broadleaved pepperweeddittanyperennial pepperweedpepperwortpeppergrasstall whitetop
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Meanings

noundittander (uncountable)

alternative ditander

  1. uncountableA peppergrass of species Lepidium latifolium, native from Iberia to the Himalayas, introduced elsewhere.

    Synonyms: broadleaved pepperweed, dittany, perennial pepperweed, pepperwort, peppergrass, tall whitetop

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA peppergrass of species Lepidium latifolium, native from Iberia to the Himalayas, introduced elsewhere.

Similar
broadleaved pepperweeddittanyperennial pepperweedpepperwortpeppergrasstall whitetop

Origin

From an Anglo-Norman or Middle English form ditaundere attested in a glossary ca. 1265 and by an obscure reason extended from the word underlying dittany.

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Translations

Ancient Greek γιγγίδιον
  • γιγγίδιον (gingídion)Lepidium latifolium
Arabic رَشَاد عَرِيض الْأَوْرَاق, شَيْطَرَج
  • رَشَاد عَرِيض الْأَوْرَاق (rašād ʕarīḍ al-ʔawrāq)Lepidium latifolium
  • شَيْطَرَج (šayṭaraj)Lepidium latifolium
Catalan morritort salvatge
  • morritort salvatgeLepidium latifolium
Dutch peperkers
  • peperkersLepidium latifolium
Finnish isokrassi
  • isokrassiLepidium latifolium
French grande passerage
  • grande passerageLepidium latifolium
German Pfefferkraut
  • PfefferkrautLepidium latifolium
Hungarian széleslevelű zsázsa, nagy zsázsa
  • széleslevelű zsázsaLepidium latifolium
  • nagy zsázsaLepidium latifolium
Russian клопо́вник широколи́стный
  • клопо́вник широколи́стный (klopóvnik širokolístnyj)Lepidium latifolium
Ukrainian хріниця широколиста
  • хріниця широколиста (xrinycja šyrokolysta)Lepidium latifolium
Welsh pupurlys llydanddail
  • pupurlys llydanddailLepidium latifolium
Cite this entry
APA

dittander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dittander

MLA

“dittander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dittander. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dittander,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dittander.

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