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ORIGANUM MAJORANA

\ˈɒɹɪɡˌanəm mɐd͡ʒɔːɹˈɑːnə], \ˈɒɹɪɡˌanəm mɐd‍ʒɔːɹˈɑːnə], \ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_ˌa_n_ə_m m_ɐ_dʒ_ɔː_ɹ_ˈɑː_n_ə]\

Definitions of ORIGANUM MAJORANA

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Its odour is strong and fragrant; taste aromatic and bitterish. Its properties are those of a stomachic and errhine. It is chiefly used, however, for culinary purposes, and as a snuff in headache.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

See Origanum vulgare

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Sweet marjoram. It has a peculiar aromatic odor and a warm, bitterish taste, and yields tannin and a volatile oil, to which the excitant and mildly tonic properties of the plant are due.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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