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Marjoram (/ ˈ m ɑːr dʒ ər ə m /, [2] Origanum majorana) is a cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. In some Middle Eastern countries, marjoram is synonymous with oregano, and there the names sweet marjoram and knotted marjoram are used to distinguish it from other plants of the genus Origanum.
It is sometimes called wild marjoram, while its close relative O. majorana is known as sweet marjoram. Both are widely used as culinary herbs, especially in Turkish, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Latin, and French cuisine. Oregano is also an ornamental plant, with numerous cultivars bred for varying leaf colour, flower colour and habit.
The plants have strongly aromatic leaves and abundant tubular flowers with long-lasting coloured bracts. The genus includes the important group of culinary herbs: marjoram (Origanum majorana) and oregano (Origanum vulgare). [7] [8] With their decorative bracts, Origanum species and cultivars are used as ornamental plants in the garden.
Origanum onites, the Cretan oregano, [citation needed] Greek oregano, [2] pot marjoram [2] or Ellinikí rίgani in Greek (Ελληνική ρίγανη), is a plant species in the genus Origanum found in Sicily, Greece and Turkey. [3] It has similar flavors as common oregano.It has antimicrobial activities. [4]
Other Latin names for the herbs called za'atar in Arabic include Origanum syriacum (also known as Bible hyssop, Arabic oregano and wild marjoram) and Origanum majorana (sweet marjoram). [14] Both oregano and marjoram are closely related Mediterranean plants of the family Lamiaceae, and are "often confused with each other". [12]
Marjoram (Origanum majorana) Mastic (Pistacia lentiscus) Mint (Mentha spp.), 25 species, hundreds of varieties; Moldavian dragonhead (Dracocephalum moldavica) [1] Mountain horopito (Pseudowintera colorata), 'pepper-plant' (New Zealand) Musk mallow, abelmosk (Abelmoschus moschatus) Mustard, black, mustard plant, mustard seed (Brassica nigra)
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Marjoram – somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavors. Mint – Mentha [7] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. [8] The species are not clearly distinct and estimates of the number of species varies from 13 to 18. [9] Hybridization between some of the species occurs naturally.