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‖ amaracus|əˈmærəkəs| Adapted in 5 as amarac. [L. amāra-cus, a. Gr. ἀµᾱ́ρακος, applied to same plant.] An aromatic plant, the Dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus), by some made the type of a distinct genus (Amaracus).
c1420Pallad. on Husb. i. 1017 Eke amarac and other fresshed floures. 1601Holland Pliny (1634) II. 92 That Amaracus or Marjeram which they call the Phrygian. 1830Tennyson Œnone 95 Violet, amaracus, and asphodel. |