English Explanatory Dictionary

dittander

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

[dɪˈtændə] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dittander.wav

Word forms

dittander ditander

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

broadleaved pepperweed dittany perennial pepperweed pepperwort peppergrass tall whitetop
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