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oregano's gentler cousin who went to finishing school and never raised its voice
means A sweet, mild aromatic herb of the mint family, used in cooking and closely related to oregano.
from From Old French majorane and Medieval Latin maiorana, of uncertain earlier origin. The popular story links it to Latin maior ('greater'), but that's a folk reshaping — the true root is murky, possibly tracing back through Latin to a non-Latin source. The herb itself has been beloved around the Mediterranean since antiquity, where the Greeks called it amarakon.
- family ties
- Same genus as oregano, just sweeter and softer
- old name
- Greeks called it joy of the mountains
- heat hater
- Loses flavor fast when cooked too long
- love symbol
- Worn in wreaths by ancient Greek newlyweds
- bee magnet
- Tiny flowers draw pollinators all summer long
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oregano marjoram hybrid — culinary herb widely used in mediterranean cooking, botanically distinct from oregano vulgare