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marjoram definition

mar·jo·ram (mär′jə rəm)

noun

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

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

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