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n. A perennial Eurasian herb (Origanum vulgare) of the mint family, having aromatic leaves.

n. The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.

n. A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.

n. The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.

n. In Spanish-American countries, a common name of a number of aromatic plants belonging chiefly to the Verbenaceæ and to the mint family. In Mexico the principal ones are Lippia Palmeri, of the west coast; L. Berlandieri, of the warmer regions of the interior; and Poliomintha longiflora, of the vicinity of Saltillo: all of which are used in the same manner as sage and thyme in seasoning sausages and other articles of food.

n. pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets

n. aromatic Eurasian perennial

"The word oregano is Greek for “joy of the mountain” and was almost unheard of in the United States until soldiers who had been stationed in Italy during World War II returned home raving about it."

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