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mar⋅jo⋅ram

  [mahr-jer-uhm]
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–noun
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, esp. O. majorana (sweet marjoram), having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
Compare oregano.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME majorane < ML majorana, var. of majoraca, alter. of L amāracus < Gk amrakos marjoram
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mar·jo·ram   (mär'jər-əm)   
n.  
  1. Any of several aromatic Eurasian or Mediterranean plants of the genus Origanum, especially O. majorana or O. vulgare, having small, purplish to white flowers and opposite leaves. Also called sweet marjoram, wild marjoram.
  2. The leaves of any of these plants used as a seasoning.

[Middle English majorane, from Old French, from Medieval Latin maiorana.]
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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.
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marjoram 
1373, from O.Fr. majorane (13c.), from M.L. maiorana, of uncertain origin, probably ult. from India (cf. Skt. maruva- "marjoram"), with form infl. by L. major "greater."
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Main Entry: mar·jo·ram
Pronunciation: 'märj-(&-)r&m
Function: noun
: any of various usually fragrant and aromatic mints (generaOriganum and Majorana) often used in cookery; especially : SWEET MARJORAM
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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