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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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