origanum

Types:

Origanum vulgare, marjoram, oregano, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet

aromatic Eurasian perennial

Majorana hortensis, Origanum majorana, knotted marjoram, sweet marjoram

aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe

Origanum dictamnus, cretan dittany, crete dittany, dittany of crete, hop marjoram, winter sweet

dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete

Type of:

herb, herbaceous plant

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests