Hypertext Webster Gateway: "marjoram"
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)
marjoram
n 1: aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {oregano}, {pot marjoram},
{wild marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum vulgare}]
2: pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in
stews and soups and omelets [syn: {oregano}]
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