Marjoram
Marjoram (mar"jo*ram) , noun
[Old English majoran, French marjolaine, Late Latin marjoraca, from Latin amaracus, amaracum, Greek 'ama`rakos, 'ama`rakon.]
(Botany) A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram (Origanum Majorana) is peculiarly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is Origanum vulgare, far less fragrant than the other.