Origanum

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Origan \Or"i*gan\, Origanum \O*rig"a*num\, prop. n. [L.
     origanum, Gr. ?, ?, prob. fr. 'o`ros, mountain + ?
     brightness, beauty. Cf. {Organy}.] (Bot.)
     A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet
     marjoram ({Origanum Marjorana}) and the wild marjoram
     ({Origanum vulgare}). --Spenser.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  origanum
       n : any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum
           used as seasonings