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Origanum Marjoram Mar"jo*ram, n. [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL.
marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. ?, ?.] (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.
Origanum Dictamnus Dittany Dit"ta*ny, n. [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain,
F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. di`ktamnon, di`ktamnos, a
plant growing in abundance on Mount Dicte in Crete. Cf.
Dittander.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a
native of Crete.
(b) The Dictamnus Fraxinella. See Dictamnus.
(c) In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the
Mint family.
