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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: majorane 'marjoram' (14-17 centuries), from Old French, from Latin majorana

marjoram

 noun
     
marjoram
Related topics: Cooking
mar‧jo‧ram [uncountable]
DFC a herb that smells sweet and is used in cooking
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