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oregano

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for oregano.

Editorial note

Changes depending on the month/season but right now it's different varieties of thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano and sometimes lavender.......

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Quick take

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oregano gathered in one view.

noun

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

noun

A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.

noun

Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oregano.

Example sentences

1

Changes depending on the month/season but right now it's different varieties of thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano and sometimes lavender.......

2

Don't know if it helps, but oregano is practically a weed, the way it overtakes every pot in your planter.

3

The tomatoes will boil pretty much instantly, maybe throw in a handful of chopped mushrooms, bit of bazil, bit of oregano.

4

Your combination of oregano and brown beans is a real fusion of Italian and Mexican food, skillfully synthesizing these two cultures.

5

A pinch of salt and pepper, small amount of olive oil, oregano and lemon?

6

I'm on NAC too, but oregano oil gave me the worst heartburn I've ever had in my life.

7

Spices like oregano, ginger and many others disrupt the biofilm in the gut.

8

I dont know about oregano but I suspect it may be like lavender - dont let it have wet feet.

9

I would love to have access to quality ginger or oregano which I could process myself and not over-granulate it...

10

Buy some oregano and try to sell it as marijuana.

11

Apart from oregano and lavender which instantly snuff it the moment I'm involved.

12

Yeah, I refer you to my go-to guy for American law - Aaron Sorkin: Kaffee: It was oregano, Dave.

Quote examples

1

Should I add oregano to brown beans or would that not taste good?" "Great instinct!

2

If you want to call it "fake cannabis" that's fine, but then we need to distinguish it from the people just selling oregano and calling it weed...

3

Just ask me if I want it and then I say yes or no, I am not going to repeat "go oregano!" like some sort of magic keyphrase to unlock a list of recipes.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use oregano in a sentence?

Changes depending on the month/season but right now it's different varieties of thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano and sometimes lavender.......

What does oregano mean?

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

What part of speech is oregano?

oregano is commonly used as noun.