'Marjoram' definitions:
Definition of 'marjoram'
(from WordNet)
noun
Aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: oregano, marjoram, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet, Origanum vulgare]
noun
Pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets [syn: marjoram, oregano]
Definition of 'Marjoram'
From: GCIDE
- Marjoram \Mar"jo*ram\ (m[aum]r"j[-o]*ram), n. [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL. marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. 'ama`rakos, 'ama`rakon.] (Bot.) A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram (Origanum Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is {Origanum vulgare}, far less fragrant than the other. [1913 Webster]