Defn: A kind of peppergrass (Lepidium latifolium).
DITTANY Dit"ta*ny, n. Etym: [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain, F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. 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.
DITTIED
Dit"tied, a. Etym: [From Ditty.]
Defn: Set, sung, or composed as a ditty; — usually in composition.
Who, with his soft pipe, and smooth-dittied song. Milton.
DITTO
Dit"to, n.; pl. Dittos (. Etym: [It., detto, ditto, fr. L. dictum.
See Dictum.]
Defn: The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted to do., or to two "turned commas" ("), or small marks. Used in bills, books of account, tables of names, etc., to save repetition. A spacious table in the center, and a variety of smaller dittos in the corners. Dickens.
DITTO
Dit"to, adv.
Defn: As before, or aforesaid; in the same manner; also.
DITTOLOGY
Dit*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A double reading, or twofold interpretation, as of a Scripture text. [R.]