gas plant

noun

A fragrant perennial in the rue family, Dictamnus albus, that gives off so much volatile essential oil that it sometimes can be lit and will burn briefly without harming the plant.

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fraxinelladittanyburning bushgasworksDictamnus alba
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Meanings

noungas plant (plural gas plants)

plural gas plants

  1. A fragrant perennial in the rue family, Dictamnus albus, that gives off so much volatile essential oil that it sometimes can be lit and will burn briefly without harming the plant.

    Synonyms: fraxinella, dittany, burning bush

  2. Synonym of gasworks.

    Synonyms: gasworks

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fragrant perennial in the rue family, Dictamnus albus, that gives off so much volatile essential oil that it sometimes can be lit and will burn briefly without harming the plant.

Similar
fraxinelladittanyburning bush

nounSynonym of gasworks.

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gasworks

More synonyms by meaning

nounEurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather

Similar
fraxinelladittanyburning bushDictamnus alba
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
burning bushdictamnusdittanyfraxinellagasworks

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian ро́сен
  • ро́сен (rósen)Dictamnus albus
Catalan lletimó
  • lletimóDictamnus albus
Chinese Mandarin 白鲜
  • 白鲜 (bái xiān)Dictamnus albus
Czech třemdava bílá
  • třemdava bíláDictamnus albus
Danish hvid diktam
  • hvid diktamDictamnus albus
Dutch vuurwerkplant
  • vuurwerkplantDictamnus albus
Esperanto diktamno, brularbusto
  • diktamnoDictamnus albus
  • brularbustoDictamnus albus
  • gasplantoDictamnus albus
  • fraksineloDictamnus albus
Finnish mooseksenpalavapensas
  • mooseksenpalavapensasDictamnus albus
French fraxinelle, dictame blanc
  • fraxinelleDictamnus albus
  • dictame blancDictamnus albus
  • buisson ardentDictamnus albus
German Diptam, Aschwurz
  • DiptamDictamnus albus
  • AschwurzDictamnus albus
  • Brennender BuschDictamnus albus
Hungarian nagyezerjófű, boszorkányfű
  • nagyezerjófűDictamnus albus
  • boszorkányfűDictamnus albus
Italian dittamo, frassinella
  • dittamoDictamnus albus
  • frassinellaDictamnus albus
  • limonellaDictamnus albus
Japanese 白鮮
  • 白鮮 (hakusen)Dictamnus albus
Korean 백선
  • 백선 (baekseon)Dictamnus albus
Polish dyptam jesionolistny
  • dyptam jesionolistnyDictamnus albus
Romanian frăsinel
  • frăsinelDictamnus albus
Russian ясенец белый
  • ясенец белый (jasenec belyj)Dictamnus albus
Slovak jasenec biely
  • jasenec bielyDictamnus albus
Spanish gitam, herba gitanera
  • gitamDictamnus albus
  • herba gitaneraDictamnus albus
  • fresnilloDictamnus albus
Swedish diptam, Moses brinnande buske
  • diptamDictamnus albus
  • Moses brinnande buskeDictamnus albus
Turkish gazelotu
  • gazelotuDictamnus albus
Ukrainian ясенець білий
  • ясенець білий (jasenecʹ bilyj)Dictamnus albus
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APA

gas plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gas%20plant

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“gas plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gas%20plant. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gas plant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gas%20plant.

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