origanum vulgare

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   aromatic Eurasian perennial

   Synonymsoreganomarjorampot marjoramwild marjoramwinter sweet

   Broaderoriganum

   Part ofgenus Origanum

   Partsmarjoram

Questions about origanum vulgare

What does origanum vulgare mean?

origanum vulgare means "aromatic Eurasian perennial".

What is another word for origanum vulgare?

Close synonyms include oregano, marjoram, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is origanum vulgare a common word?

origanum vulgare is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.