Dic-tam'nus, n.

n. [Lat., from Dicte, a mountain in Crete, where the plant abounds.] (Bot.) (a.) A genus of fragrant herbaceous plants, the roots of some species of which are used in medicine, being possessed of sedative and drastic qualities; Fraxinella. (b.) A small evergreen shrub (Origanum dictamnus); the dittany of Crete. London.