marjoram : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: marjoram	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marjoram n aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: oregano, marjoram, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet, Origanum vulgare] pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets Synonym(s): marjoram, oregano
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marjoram \Mar"joram\, n. [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL. marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. [?], [?].] (Bot.) 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.