单词 | origanum |
释义 | origanumn. Any of the perennial herbs and subshrubs constituting the Eurasian genus Origanum (family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae)), esp. wild marjoram or oregano, O. vulgare; (in form Origanum) the genus itself. Also: the strongly aromatic foliage of these plants, used in cooking and as the source of essential oils. In early use also: †any of several other aromatic herbs of the family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae), esp. pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium, and wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum (obsolete).Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) II. 588. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > marjoram organOE marjorama1393 origanuma1398 origan?1440 organuma1450 orgament1552 grove marjoram1578 goat's marjoram1597 goat's organy1597 orgamy1609 field marjoram1640 origany1728 hop-plant1817 mastic1852 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > herb > [noun] > oregano or marjoram organOE marjorama1393 origanuma1398 organuma1450 marjoram gentle1538 orgament1552 english marjoram1578 pot marjoram1578 fine marjoram1597 winter marjoram1597 orgamy1609 winter sweet marjoram1640 origany1728 oregano1959 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > culinary herbs > sweet or pot marjoram marjorama1393 origanuma1398 organuma1450 marjoram gentle1538 orgament1552 english marjoram1578 pot marjoram1578 fine marjoram1597 winter marjoram1597 orgamy1609 winter sweet marjoram1640 origany1728 wintersweet1846 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant > origanum origanuma1398 organuma1450 organy1540 origany1728 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 265 If þe poyntes of his [sc. the boar's] tuskes beþal blonte..þey secheþ an herbe þat hatte origanum and gnaweþ hit. ?a1425 (?1373) Lelamour Herbal (1938) f. 53 (MED) Origanum or broþer worte ys in the þerd degre hote and drye. c1440 Liber de Diversis Med. 25 (MED) Tak ambrose, puliol & centorie, anete, ache, origanum & rew. c1450 Practica Phisicalia John of Burgundy in H. Schöffler Mittelengl. Medizinlit. (1919) 206 (MED) Also, hete the levys off origanum and þe flowris in a scherd. 1541 T. Elyot Image of Gouernance xxi. f.39 The grounde was thieke couered with Camomyle, Origanum, and other lyke grasses. 1563 J. Hall Poesie in Forme of Vision xix. 148 The Brunell and the Bugle blewe, Wyth fayre Hieracium: The Synkfoyle, and the Betony, And swete Origanum. 1582 Rates Custome House (new ed.) sig. Dv Origanum the pound viij.d. 1613 F. Beaumont Knight of Burning Pestle (1679) Prol. Where the Bear cannot find Origanum to heal his grief, he blasteth all other leaves with his breath. 1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 562 [It] is said of the Stork when she has eaten Snakes, she seeks for the same Herb Originum, and finds a Remedy. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. xlviii. 83 At that end next Mr. Pallet are fritters of pompions, lovage, origanum and oil. 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2286/2 Origanum, wild marjoram, in botany, a genus of the didynamia gymnospermia class of plants. 1757 A. Cooper Compl. Distiller ii. ii. 120 Plants, which long retain their natural Fragrance, such as Balm, Hyssop,..Origanum, Pennyroyal, Rosemary, [etc.]. 1849 Sci. Amer. 28 Apr. 258/1 White Castile soap, cut very small, 2 lbs.; camphor 5 oz.; oil of rosemary 1 oz.; oil of origanum 2 oz. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 522 Oil of Cloves, origanum, and aniline oils must be avoided. 1948 R. Dana Where to eat in N.Y. 217 The famous preparation with foie gras and truffles and seasoning of origanum. 1977 R. B. Tisserand Art of Aromatherapy ii. 22 The aromatics used included myrrh, frankincense, cedarwood, origanum,..and many other indigenous plants. 1990 Amer. Horticulturist Sept. 10/2 Tucker has identified 16 named species of Origanum and two interspecific garden hybrids that are currently cultivated in the United States. 2002 Horticulture July 53 It's the pairing of one [compound] called carvacrol with another called thymol that gives oreganoes—whether true Origanum or otherwise—their characteristic aroma and flavor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1398 |
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