{ Or″i‐gan (?), ‖O‐rig″a‐num (?), } n. [L. origanum, Gr. �, �, prob. fr. ὄροσ, mountain + � brightness, beauty. Cf. Organy.] (Bot.) A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram (O. Marjorana) and the wild marjoram (O. vulgare). Spenser.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.