origanum noun.
[ɒ'rɪg(ǝ)nǝm] Also (now
rare) origan
['ɒrɪg(ǝ)n].
ME.[Latin from Greek origanon, perh. from oros mountain + ganos brightness, joy: cf. OREGANO.]Any of various aromatic labiate plants of the genus
Origanum, much grown as herbs;
esp. wild marjoram,
O. vulgare.
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