Marjoram

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several aromatic Eurasian or Mediterranean plants of the genus Origanum, especially O. majorana or O. vulgare, having small, purplish to white flowers and opposite leaves. Also called sweet marjoram, wild marjoram.
  • n. The leaves of any of these plants used as a seasoning.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.
  • n. The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram (Origanum Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is Origanum vulgare, far less fragrant than the other.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A plant of the genus Origanum, of several species, belonging to the natural order Labiatœ, or mint tribe.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets
  • n. aromatic Eurasian perennial
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