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mexican oregano

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
mex-i-can oregano
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens, not closely related to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it.

Uncountable

noun

A Mexican shrub, Poliomintha longiflora, with leaves that smell and taste like oregano

Uncountable

noun

A Mexican and southwestern-US herb related to bee balm, Mt. Pima oregano, Monarda austromontana, which smells and tastes like oregano

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Mexican oreganos (plural)

Questions

What does mexican oregano mean?
A Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens, not closely related to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it.

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