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Webster 1913 Edition


Origanum

{

Or′i-gan

, ‖

O-rig′a-num

, }
p
rop.
Noun.
[L.
origanum
, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], prob. fr.
ὄρος
, mountain + [GREEK] brightness, beauty. Cf.
Organy
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram (
Origanum Marjorana
) and the wild marjoram (
Origanum vulgare
).
Spenser.

Definition 2024


Origanum

Origanum

See also: origanum

Translingual

Proper noun

Origanum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae herbs, including oregano and marjoram.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

origanum

origanum

See also: Origanum

English

Noun

origanum (plural origanums)

  1. Any herbaceous plant of the genus Origanum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).

Noun

orīganum n (genitive orīganī); second declension

  1. oregano
  2. marjoram

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative orīganum orīgana
genitive orīganī orīganōrum
dative orīganō orīganīs
accusative orīganum orīgana
ablative orīganō orīganīs
vocative orīganum orīgana

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