noun
Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
• Syn: ↑fraxinella, ↑dittany, ↑burning bush, ↑Dictamnus alba
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
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a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor. Also called fraxinella, dittany.
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gas plant,
1. = fraxinella. (Cf. ↑fraxinella)
2. = gasworks. (Cf. ↑gasworks)
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n. an aromatic Eurasian plant of the rue family, with showy white flowers and fragrant leaves that emit a flammable vapor. This can sometimes be ignited without harming the plant. Also called , dittany, fraxinella. ● Dictamnus (formerly Fraxinella) albus, family Rutaceae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.