origan

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Noun

HYPHEN

or=i=gan

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CIDE DICTIONARY

origan, prop. n. [L. origanum, Gr. , , prob. fr. 'o`ros, mountain + brightness, beauty. Cf. Organy.].

A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram (Origanum Marjorana) and the wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare). Spenser. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

origan, n. (also origanum) any plant of the genus Origanum, esp. wild marjoram (see MARJORAM).

Etymology

(ME f. OF origan) f. L origanum f. Gk origanon