Dittany \Dit"ta*ny\, n. [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain, F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. di`ktamnon, di`ktamnos, a plant growing in abundance on Mount Dicte in Crete. Cf. Dittander.]

(Bot.)
   (a) A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a native of Crete.
   (b) The Dictamnus Fraxinella. See Dictamnus.
   (c) In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the Mint family.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)