Origanum Majorana

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Origanum majorana
    n 1: aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey;
         not widespread in Europe [syn: {sweet marjoram}, {knotted
         marjoram}, {Origanum majorana}, {Majorana hortensis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]