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mar·jo·ram M0112500 (mär′jər-əm)n.1. A perennial Mediterranean plant (Origanum majorana) in the mint family, having small, purplish to white flowers and opposite leaves. Also called sweet marjoram.2. The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning. [Early Modern English margeram, alteration (influenced by Middle French marjolaine) of Middle English majorane, mageram, from Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin maiorana, alteration (influenced by māior, greater) of Late Latin mezurana, perhaps of Near Eastern origin; akin to Persian marzangōš, from Middle Persian, perhaps alteration (influenced by marzān, mouse, and gōš, ear, in reference to the shape of the plant's small pilose leaves) of earlier *mardgōš (source of Arabic mardaqūš), perhaps ultimately from a Near Eastern areal word that was also the source of Greek amārakon and ancient Macedonian abarú.]marjoram (ˈmɑːdʒərəm) n1. (Plants) Also called: sweet marjoram an aromatic Mediterranean plant, Origanum (or Marjorana) hortensis, with small pale purple flowers and sweet-scented leaves, used for seasoning food and in salads: family Lamiaceae (labiates)2. (Plants) Also called: wild marjoram, pot marjoram or origan a similar and related European plant, Origanum vulgare. See also oregano, origanum[C14: via Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin marjorana]mar•jo•ram (ˈmɑr dʒər əm) n. any of several aromatic herbs of the mint family, esp. Origanum majorana (sweet marjoram), having leaves used as a seasoning. [1350–1400; < Medieval Latin majorana, variant of majoraca, alter. of Latin amāracus < Greek amarakos marjoram] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | marjoram - aromatic Eurasian perennial oregano, Origanum vulgare, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweetmarjoram, oregano - pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omeletsgenus Origanum - a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiataeoriganum - any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings | | 2. | marjoram - pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omeletsoreganoherb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualitiesmarjoram, oregano, Origanum vulgare, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet - aromatic Eurasian perennial | TranslationsIdiomsSeeas a pig loves marjorammarjoram
marjoram or sweet marjoram (mär`jərəm), Old World perennial aromatic herb (Marjorana hortensis) of the family Labiatae (mintmint, in botany, common name for members of the Labiatae, a large family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs. Several species are shrubby or climbing forms or, rarely, small trees. ..... Click the link for more information. family), cultivated in gardens for flavoring. The tops yield origanum oil, once used medicinally but more recently for perfuming soaps. The closely related European pot, or wild, marjoram (Origanum vulgare) has similar uses and is the spice usually sold as oreganooregano , name for several herbs used for flavoring food. A plant of the family Labiatae (mint family), Origanum vulgare, also called Spanish thyme and wild marjoram, is the usual source for the spice sold as oregano in the Mediterranean countries and in the United States. ..... Click the link for more information. , although other species may be called oregano. The generic names Marjorana and Origanum are frequently interchanged. Marjoram is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae. marjoram marjoramSeeds are common spice. Flowers taste like leaf, but milder. Use for asthma, coughs, stomach, intestines, headache, insomnia.marjoram[′mär·jə·rəm] (botany) Any of several perennial plants of the genera Origanum and Majorana in the mint family, Labiatae; the leaves are used as a food seasoning. marjoramused on bedsheets; Venus used it with Ascanius. [Rom. Myth.: Boland, 11–12]See: Aphrodisiacsmarjoram1. an aromatic Mediterranean plant, Origanum (or Marjorana) hortensis, with small pale purple flowers and sweet-scented leaves, used for seasoning food and in salads: family Lamiaceae (labiates) 2. a similar and related European plant, Origanum vulgare See marjorammarjoram
mar·jo·ram (mar'jō-ram), Sweet, leaf, or garden marjoram whose leaves, with and without a small portion of the flowering tops of Majorana hortensis (Origanum majorana) (family Labiatae), are used as seasoning and medicinally as a stimulant, carminative, and emmenagogue.marjoram Herbal medicine A perennial herb that is carminative and possibly diuretic.marjoram
Synonyms for marjoramnoun aromatic Eurasian perennialSynonyms- oregano
- Origanum vulgare
- pot marjoram
- wild marjoram
- winter sweet
Related Words- marjoram
- oregano
- genus Origanum
- origanum
noun pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omeletsSynonymsRelated Words- herb
- marjoram
- oregano
- Origanum vulgare
- pot marjoram
- wild marjoram
- winter sweet
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