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mar·jo·ram

(mar'jō-ram),
Sweet, leaf, or garden marjoram whose leaves, with and without a small portion of the flowering tops of Majorana hortensis (Origanum majorana) (family Labiatae), are used as seasoning and medicinally as a stimulant, carminative, and emmenagogue.
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marjoram

Herbal medicine
A perennial herb that is carminative and possibly diuretic.
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