GENUS ORIGANUM

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Origanum mean? 

• GENUS ORIGANUM (noun)
  The noun GENUS ORIGANUM has 1 sense:

1. a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae

  Familiarity information: GENUS ORIGANUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS ORIGANUM (noun)

Meaning:

A genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Origanum" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Origanum"):

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)

Holonyms ("genus Origanum" is a member of...):

family Labiatae; family Lamiaceae; Labiatae; Lamiaceae; mint family (the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary)