MARJORAM, (O. Fr. majorane, Med. Lat. majorana; not connected with major, greater, nor with amaracus)

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MARJORAM, (O. Fr. majorane, Med. Lat. majorana; not connected with major, greater, nor with amaracus) , in botany, the common name for some aromatic herbs or undershrubs, belonging to the genus Origanum (natural

order

Labiatae

LABIATAE (i.e. " lipped," Lat. labium, lip)

). Wild marjoram is O. vulgare, a perennial common in

England

ENGLAND
ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

in dry copses and on hedge-

banks

, with many stout stems I to 3 ft. high, bearing short-stalked somewhat ovate leaves and clusters of

purple

PURPLE

flowers

FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

. Sweet or knotted marjoram, O. Marjorana, and pot marjoram, O. Onites, are cultivated for the use of their aromatic leaves, either green or dry, for culinary purposes; the tops are cut as the

plants

PLANTS

begin to flower and are dried slowly in the shade.

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