Definition of Marjaram
Mar"jo*ram (mär"j&osl;*ram),
n. [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL.
marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr.
'ama`rakos, 'ama`rakon.] (Bot.) A
genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty-
five species. The sweet marjoram (O. Majorana) is pecularly
aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram
of Europe and America is O. vulgare, far less fragrant than
the other.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the oregano plant
- the leaves of the plant used as a herb
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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