marjoram

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The leaves of this plant, especially dried, used in flavouring food.

Synonyms

pot marjoram

Origanum vulgare

winter sweet

knotted marjoram

Origanum

sweet marjoram

mastic thyms

Spanish wood marjoram

mountain-pride

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɑːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəm/
Etymology

From Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin maiōrana.

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