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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe;
[syn: sweet marjoram, knotted marjoram, Origanum majorana, Majorana hortensis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Marjoram \Mar"jo*ram\ (m[aum]r"j[-o]*ram), n. [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL. marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. 'ama`rakos, 'ama`rakon.] (Bot.) A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram (Origanum Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is Origanum vulgare, far less fragrant than the other. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Origanum majorana n 1: aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe [syn: sweet marjoram, knotted marjoram, Origanum majorana, Majorana hortensis]