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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A labiate genus of the eastern United States, of a single species, C. Mariana, distinguished by the very hairy throat of the calyx, the small bilabiate corolla with spreading lobes, two divergent stamens, and smooth nutlets. It is a gently stimulant aromatic. It is commonly known as dittany.

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