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dictamnus

Dictamnus

Dic*tam"nus\, n. [L. See Dittany.] (Bot.) A suffrutescent, D. Fraxinella (the only species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile oil of the leaves is highly inflammable.
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dictamnus

noun
a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae 
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