MARJORAM

marjoram, oregano

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

oregano, marjoram, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet, Origanum vulgare

(noun) aromatic Eurasian perennial

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

marjoram (countable and uncountable, plural marjorams)

A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.

The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.

Synonyms

• amaracus (obsolete)

Proper noun

Marjoram

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary

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Mar"jo*ram, n. Etym: [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL. marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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