n. either of two aromatic herbs, Origanum vulgare (wild marjoram) or Majorana hortensis (sweet marjoram), the fresh or dried leaves of which are used as a flavouring in cookery.
Etymology: ME & OF majorane f. med.L majorana, of unkn. orig.
n. either of two aromatic herbs, Origanum vulgare (wild marjoram) or Majorana hortensis (sweet marjoram), the fresh or dried leaves of which are used as a flavouring in cookery.
Etymology: ME & OF majorane f. med.L majorana, of unkn. orig.
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012