marjoram

• marjorum, marierom (obsolete)

From Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin maiōrana, q.v..

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəm/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹd͡ʒəɹəm/

marjoram (countable and uncountable, plural marjorams)

1. A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.

   Synonym: (obsolete) amaracus

   • 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 99”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […]‎, London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:

     The Lillie I condemned for thy hand, / And buds of marierom had ſtolne thy haire

2. The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.

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