OREGANO

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


Etymology

Noun

oregano (usually uncountable, plural oreganos)

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

Synonym: wild marjoram

Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

Source: Wiktionary



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