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Noun: crete dittany
  1. Dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
    "Dittany of Crete clings to the rocky cliffs of its native island"; "Crete dittany has been used in traditional medicine on the island for centuries";
    - dittany of crete, cretan dittany, hop marjoram, winter sweet, Origanum dictamnus
Noun: Crete  kreet
  1. The largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
    - Kriti

Type of: island, origanum

Part of: Ellas, genus Origanum, Greece, Hellenic Republic, mare nostrum, Med [Brit, informal], Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea

Encyclopedia: Crete, Indiana