Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Origanum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Origan \Or"i*gan\, Origanum \O*rig"a*num\, n. [L. origanum, Gr.
?, ?, prob. fr. 'o`ros, mountain + ? brightness, beauty. Cf.
{Organy}.] (Bot.)
A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet
marjoram ({O. Marjorana}) and the wild marjoram ({O.
vulgare}). --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Marjoram \Mar"jo*ram\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
origanum
n : any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum
used as seasonings
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