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ˈmɑr dʒər əmmar·jo·ram

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. oregano, marjoram, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet, Origanum vulgarenoun

    aromatic Eurasian perennial

  2. marjoram, oreganonoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. marjoramnoun

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

  2. marjoramnoun

    The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Marjoramnoun

    A fragrant plant of many kinds; the bastard kind only grows here.

    Etymology: marjorana, Lat. marjolaine, Fr.

    The nymphs of the mountains would be drawn upon their heads garlands of honeysuckles, woodbine, and sweet marjoram. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

Wikipedia

  1. Marjoram

    Marjoram (; Origanum majorana) is a cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. In some Middle Eastern countries, marjoram is synonymous with oregano, and there the names sweet marjoram and knotted marjoram are used to distinguish it from other plants of the genus Origanum. It is also called pot marjoram, although this name is also used for other cultivated species of Origanum.

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  1. marjoram

    Marjoram is a perennial herb belonging to the mint family, known for its aromatic leaves which are used for flavoring food. Its botanical name is Origanum majorana. The leaves are used both fresh and dried for cooking and for their essential oils in herbal medicine. Native to the Mediterranean region, it is commonly used in recipes from Italy, Greece, and other Mediterranean countries.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Marjoramnoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL. marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. 'ama`rakos, 'ama`rakon.]

Wikidata

  1. Marjoram

    Marjoram is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavors. In some Middle-Eastern countries, marjoram is synonymous with oregano, and there the names sweet marjoram and knotted marjoram are used to distinguish it from other plants of the genus Origanum. The name marjoram does not directly derive from the Latin word maior. Marjoram is indigenous to Syria, Cyprus and southern Turkey, and was known to the Greeks and Romans as a symbol of happiness.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Marjoram

    mär′jo-ram, n. an aromatic plant used as a seasoning in cookery. [Fr. marjolaine—Low L. majoraca—L. amaracus—Gr. amarakos.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of marjoram in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of marjoram in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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