origanum

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origanum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Origan \Or"i*gan\, Origanum \O*rig"a*num\, prop. n. [L.
     origanum, Gr. ?, ?, prob. fr. 'o`ros, mountain + ?
     brightness, beauty. Cf. Organy.] (Bot.)
     A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet
     marjoram (Origanum Marjorana) and the wild marjoram
     (Origanum vulgare). --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

origanum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  origanum
      n 1: any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus
           Origanum used as seasonings