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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Origan \Or"i*gan\, Origanum \O*rig"a*num\, prop. n. [L. origanum, Gr. ?, ?, prob. fr. 'o`ros, mountain + ? brightness, beauty. Cf. Organy.] (Bot.) A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram (Origanum Marjorana) and the wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare). --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

origanum n 1: any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings