Dittany of crete

Dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus). Engraving by Giorgio Liberale (1527–c.79) hand coloured woodcut from Mattioli's herbal of 1562

Origanum dictamnus (dittany of Crete, Cretan dittany or hop marjoram), known in Greek as δίκταμο (díktamo, cf. "dittany") or in Cretan dialect έρωντας (erontas, "love"), is a tender perennial plant that grows 20–30 cm high. It is a healing, therapeutic and aromatic plant that only grows wild on the mountainsides and gorges of the Greek island of Crete, Greece. The dittany of Crete is widely used for food flavouring and medicinal purposes, in addition to it featuring as an ornamental plant in…

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Dittany of Crete --Meaning/Symbolism:Birth {Origanum dictamnus}

dittany of Crete, Greece