marjoram or sweet marjoram (mär`jərəm), Old World perennial aromatic herb (Marjorana hortensis) of the family Labiatae (mint mint, in botany, common name for members of the Labiatae, a large family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs. Several species are shrubby or climbing forms or, rarely, small trees.
..... Click the link for more information. family), cultivated in gardens for flavoring. The tops yield origanum oil, once used medicinally but more recently for perfuming soaps. The closely related European pot, or wild, marjoram (Origanum vulgare) has similar uses and is the spice usually sold as oregano oregano , name for several herbs used for flavoring food. A plant of the family Labiatae (mint family), Origanum vulgare, also called Spanish thyme and wild marjoram, is the usual source for the spice sold as oregano in the Mediterranean countries and in the
..... Click the link for more information. , although other species may be called oregano. The generic names Marjorana and Origanum are frequently interchanged. Marjoram is classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.

marjoram

or sweet marjoram

Perennial herb (Majorana hortensis) of the mint family, or its fresh or dried leaves and flowering tops. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, marjoram is cultivated as an annual where winter temperatures kill the plant. It is used to flavor many foods. Various other aromatic herbs or undershrubs of the genera Origanum (see oregano) and Majorana of the mint family are also called marjoram.

marjoram

1. an aromatic Mediterranean plant, Origanum (or Marjorana) hortensis, with small pale purple flowers and sweet-scented leaves, used for seasoning food and in salads: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

2. a similar and related European plant, Origanum vulgare

marjoram [′mär·jə·rəm]

(botany)

Any of several perennial plants of the generaOriganumandMajoranain the mint family, Labiatae; the leaves are used as a food seasoning.

marjoram

used on bedsheets; Venus used it with Ascanius. [Rom. Myth.: Boland, 11–12]

See : Aphrodisiacs

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No references found	delight in" Also known as wild marjoram and adding more confusion to the mix is the close relationship between marjoram (Origanum majorana) and oregano, which naturally means they also look very much alike Oregano is the anglicized form of the Italian word origano, which is also a derivation from the Greek origanon ? Delight in the Mountain ? Italian Oregano by Kath Ibbetson / Food/cooking/nutrition community Some wild foods available in the coming WEEKS MAY Carrageen Dandelion flowers Hop shoots Morel Sea beet St George's mushroom Stinging nettle Woodruff JUNE Elderflowers Marsh samphire Ramsons Shaggy inkcap Wild rose flowers Wild strawberry Wild thyme JULY Blackcurrant Chanterelle Field mushroom Giant puffball Gooseberry Lime blossom Raspberry Redcurrant Wild marjoram Call of the wild by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Encourage butterflies by planting catmint, mallow, pot marigold, buddleia, Sedum spectabile, wild marjoram and candytuft. Create your own paradise for wildlife by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)	Wilcoxon paired comparison test Wilcoxon two-sample distribution Wilcoxon two-sample test Wilczek Land Wilczek, Frank A. wild wild allspice wild ass wild ass's skin wild boar wild canary wild card wild cards wild carrot wild cinnamon Wild fence wild flower wild gasoline Wild Goat Wild Grape Wild Horse Festival Wild Horse Island State Park Wild Horse State Recreation Area Wild Huntsman wild hyacinth wild marjoram Wild Oat wild prairie rose Wild Rice Wild River State Park wild rose Wild Roses wild shot wild snow wild type Wild West Wild West Show Wild Wooly Web Wild, Earl Wild, Heinrich Wild, John Daniel Wild, Jonathan Wild-hive Beekeeping Wild_LIFE Wildavsky, Aaron B. wildcard wildcard mask wildcards wildcat wildcat bank Wildcat Den State Park	Wild lemon Wild lemon Wild lettuce Wild lettuce Wild lettuce Wild lettuce wild licorice Wild Life Clubs of Kenya Wild Life Protection Act Wild Life Warriors wild lily of the valley wild liquorice wild lucerne wild lucerne wild lucerne wild lucerne wild lupin wild lupin wild lupin wild lupin wild lupine wild lupine wild lupine wild madder Wild mammee wild man wild mandrake wild mandrake wild mango wild mango tree wild marjoram Wild Mass Guessing wild meadow lily wild medlar wild medlar tree wild mignonettes wild mignonettes Wild Mint Wild Mint Wild Mint Wild Mint Wild Monkey Sex wild morning-glory Wild Mouse Ecotropic Retrovirus Wild Mouse Leukemia Virus wild mustard wild mustard wild mustard wild mustard wild oat wild oat wild oat grass wild oats wild oats wild olive Wild Olympic Salmon Wild on Wednesdays wild onion wild onion wild onion wild onion

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delight in" Also known as wild marjoram and adding more confusion to the mix is the close relationship between marjoram (Origanum majorana) and oregano, which naturally means they also look very much alike Oregano is the anglicized form of the Italian word origano, which is also a derivation from the Greek origanon ?

Delight in the Mountain ? Italian Oregano by Kath Ibbetson / Food/cooking/nutrition community

Some wild foods available in the coming WEEKS MAY Carrageen Dandelion flowers Hop shoots Morel Sea beet St George's mushroom Stinging nettle Woodruff JUNE Elderflowers Marsh samphire Ramsons Shaggy inkcap Wild rose flowers Wild strawberry Wild thyme JULY Blackcurrant Chanterelle Field mushroom Giant puffball Gooseberry Lime blossom Raspberry Redcurrant Wild marjoram

Call of the wild by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

Encourage butterflies by planting catmint, mallow, pot marigold, buddleia, Sedum spectabile, wild marjoram and candytuft.

Create your own paradise for wildlife by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

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