marjoram Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun aromatic Eurasian perennial
    winter sweet; wild marjoram; Origanum vulgare; oregano; pot marjoram.
  2. noun pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets
    oregano.

WordNet

Mar"jo*ram noun
Etymology
OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL. marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. , .
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram (O. Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is O. vulgare, far less fragrant than the other.

Webster 1913