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Marjoram

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Noun

1. marjoram, oregano, origanum vulgare, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet

aromatic Eurasian perennial

2. marjoram, oregano

pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Marjoram

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noun
1. Also called: sweet marjoram
an aromatic Mediterranean plant, Origanum (or Marjorana) hortensis, with small pale purple flowers and sweet-scented leaves, used for seasoning food and in salads: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
2. Also called: wild marjoram, pot marjoram, origan
a similar and related European plant, Origanum vulgare
See also oregano, origanum

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Marjoram

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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Marjoram

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n.
1. A perennial Mediterranean plant (Origanum majorana) in the mint family, having small, purplish to white flowers and opposite leaves. Also called sweet marjoram.
2. The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.

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