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origanum |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Origan \Or"i*gan\, Origanum \O*rig"a*num\, n. [L. origanum, Gr ?, ?, prob. fr 'o`ros, mountain + ? brightness, beauty. Cf {Organy}.] (Bot.) A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram ({O. Marjorana}) and the wild marjoram ({O. vulgare}). --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marjoram \Mar"jo*ram\, n. [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine LL marjoraca fr L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr ?, ?.] (Bot.) A genus of mintlike plants ({Origanum}) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram ({O. Majorana}) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is {O. vulgare}, far less fragrant than the other From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: origanum n : any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings
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