| Noun | 1. | genus Origanum - a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary origanum - any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings marjoram, oregano, Origanum vulgare, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet - aromatic Eurasian perennial knotted marjoram, Majorana hortensis, Origanum majorana, sweet marjoram - aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe cretan dittany, crete dittany, dittany of crete, hop marjoram, Origanum dictamnus, winter sweet - dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete |