Dictamnus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dictamnus \Dic*tam"nus\ (d[i^]k*t[a^]m"n[u^]s), n. [L. See
     {Dittany}.] (Bot.)
     A suffrutescent herb, {Dictamnus Fraxinella} (the only
     species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile
     oil of the leaves is highly inflammable.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Dictamnus
       n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae [syn: {genus
           Dictamnus}]