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GENUS ORIGANUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Origanum" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Origanum"):
origanum (any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings)
marjoram; oregano; Origanum vulgare; pot marjoram; wild marjoram; winter sweet (aromatic Eurasian perennial)
knotted marjoram; Majorana hortensis; Origanum majorana; sweet marjoram (aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe)
cretan dittany; crete dittany; dittany of crete; hop marjoram; Origanum dictamnus; winter sweet (dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete)
Holonyms ("genus Origanum" is a member of...):
family Labiatae; family Lamiaceae; Labiatae; Lamiaceae; mint family (a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary)
