marjoram

(mär′jə rəm)

noun

any of a number of perennial plants of the mint family, esp. sweet marjoram

Origin: ME majoran < OFr majorane < ML maiorana, prob. altered < L amaracus < Gr amarakos, marjoram: of Indic orig., akin to Sans maruva-

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noun

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.
The leaves of any of these plants used as a seasoning.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English majorane

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin maiorana

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