Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweet marjoram

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: sweet- -mar-jo-ram
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Origanum majorana, a fragrant species of marjoram.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Myrrh, sweet marjoram, and the plum-like myrobalan fruit were likewise usual ingredients of aromatic preparations."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

sampsuchine knotted marjoram origanum majorana majorana hortensis

Questions

What does sweet marjoram mean?: Origanum majorana, a fragrant species of marjoram.

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