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origan

[ awr-i-guhn, or- ]

noun

  1. an aromatic herb, especially oregano.


origan

/ ˈɒ°ùɪɡə²Ô /

noun

  1. another name for marjoram
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of origan1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ´Ç°ùÄ«²µ²¹²Ô³Ü³¾ < Greek ´Ç°ùī̲µ²¹²Ô´Ç²Ô; derivation and further etymology uncertain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of origan1

C16: from Latin ´Ç°ùÄ«²µ²¹²Ô³Ü³¾, from Greek origanon an aromatic herb, perhaps marjoram; compare oregano
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Of the house nothing remains except a slight depression in the soil; of the orchard and garden there is no trace; yet hard by I chanced on a bank of aromatic thyme once held of singular potency in witchcraft—as in the "Faerie Queen," the tree laments to the knight: "I chanced to see her in her proper hue, Bathing herself in origan and thyme."

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Take roots of valerian and elecampane, of each one pound; galanga, two ounces; origan lavender, marjoram, betony, mugwort, bay leaves, calamint, of each a handful; make an infusion with water, in which let her sit, after she hath her courses.

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Then let the womb be prepared with syrup of stoebis, hyssop, calamint, mugwort, with distilled water, a decoction of elder, marjoram, sage, origan, spearage, pennyroyal, and betony.

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