'Origanum Majorana' definitions:
Definition of 'Origanum majorana'
From: WordNet
noun
Aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe [syn: sweet marjoram, knotted marjoram, Origanum majorana, Majorana hortensis]
Definition of 'Origanum Majorana'
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]