marjoram
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[edit] Noun
marjoram (plural marjorams)
- A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.
- The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.
[edit] Quotations
- 1592-1609: The lily I condemned for thy hand, / And buds of marjoram had stol'n thy hair — William Shakespeare, Sonnet XCIX
[edit] Translations
plant
culinary herb