She o'er Ascanius rains a soft repose, / and gently bears him to Idalia's height, / where breathing marjoram around him throws / sweet shade, and odorous flowers his slumbering limbs compose.
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Marjoram
//ˈmɑɹd͡ʒəɹəm//
Synonyms for "marjoram" (12 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Related words (6)
Noun(3 words)
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More general
2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesdbpedia genus
1 entriesderived
2 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesis a
4 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
8 entriesTranslations
101 translations across 40 languages.
Ancient Greek
4 entries- σάμψουχον noun (plant)
- σάμψουχον noun (culinary herb)
- ἀμάρακον noun (plant)
- ἀμάρακος noun (culinary herb)
Arabic
4 entries- بَرْدَقوش noun (culinary herb)
- بَرْدَقُوش noun (plant)
- بَرْدَقُوش noun (culinary herb)
- مَرْدَقُوش noun (plant)
Bulgarian
2 entries- риган noun (plant)
- риган noun (culinary herb)
Catalan
2 entries- marduix noun (plant)
- marduix noun (culinary herb)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 墨角蘭 /墨角兰 noun (plant)
- 墨角蘭 /墨角兰 noun (culinary herb)
Czech
2 entries- majoránka noun (plant)
- majoránka noun (culinary herb)
Danish
1 entries- merian noun (culinary herb)
Dutch
2 entries- echte marjolein noun (plant)
- marjolein noun (culinary herb)
Esperanto
2 entries- majorano noun (plant)
- majorano noun (culinary herb)
Finnish
2 entries- maustemeirami noun (plant)
- meirami noun (culinary herb)
French
2 entries- marjolaine noun (plant)
- marjolaine noun (culinary herb)
German
2 entries- Majoran noun (plant)
- Majoran noun (culinary herb)
Greek
2 entries- ματζουράνα noun (plant)
- ματζουράνα noun (culinary herb)
Hungarian
2 entries- majoránna noun (plant)
- majoránna noun (culinary herb)
Hunsrik
2 entries- Maairon noun (plant)
- Maairon noun (culinary herb)
Ido
1 entries- majorano noun (plant)
Irish
2 entries- oragán cumhra noun (plant)
- oragán cumhra noun (culinary herb)
Italian
2 entries- maggiorana noun (plant)
- maggiorana noun (culinary herb)
Kannada
1 entries- ಮರುಗ noun (plant)
Korean
2 entries- 마저럼 noun (plant)
- 마저럼 noun (culinary herb)
Latin
4 entries- amāracus noun (plant)
- amāracus noun (culinary herb)
- maiorana noun (plant)
- maiorana noun (culinary herb)
Macedonian
2 entries- ма́јоран noun (plant)
- ма́јоран noun (culinary herb)
Middle Armenian
1 entries- մարզնկօշ noun (plant)
Norman
2 entries- marjolaine noun (plant)
- marjolaine noun (culinary herb)
Old Armenian
1 entries- մարզգոշ noun (plant)
Old English
2 entries- cyninges wyrt noun (plant)
- wurmille noun (plant)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- ككلیك اوتی noun (plant)
Polish
2 entries- majeranek noun (plant)
- majeranek noun (culinary herb)
Portuguese
2 entries- manjerona noun (plant)
- manjerona noun (culinary herb)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਮਰੂਆ noun (plant)
Romanian
2 entries- maghiran noun (plant)
- maghiran noun (culinary herb)
Russian
2 entries- майора́н noun (plant)
- майора́н noun (culinary herb)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- majorána noun (plant)
- majorána noun (culinary herb)
- majòrān noun (plant)
- majòrān noun (culinary herb)
Slovene
2 entries- majaron noun (plant)
- majaron noun (culinary herb)
Spanish
4 entries- almoraduj noun (plant)
- almoraduj noun (culinary herb)
- almoradux (almoradush) noun (plant)
- almoradux (almoradush) noun (culinary herb)
Swedish
1 entries- mejram noun (culinary herb)
Tagalog
2 entries- mehorana noun (plant)
- mehorana noun (culinary herb)
Turkish
2 entries- mercanköşk noun (plant)
- mercanköşk noun (culinary herb)
Welsh
2 entries- penrhudd yr ardd noun (plant)
- penrhudd yr ardd noun (culinary herb)
Yiddish
2 entries- מאַיאָראַן noun (plant)
- מאַיאָראַן noun (culinary herb)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Of these Garlands and Nosegays are tied round with twigs. There are also sweet herbs added such as Marjoram, Flowergentle, Rue, Lavender, Rosemary, Hysop, Spike, Basil, Sage, Mints and so on.
Source: tatoeba (7309914)
I refer to the Labiate family,—a family to which the lavenders, the mints, the thymes, and the hyssops belong, with basil, rosemary, and marjoram,—all plants of "gray renown," as he happily remarks in his description of the herbal of his "Schoolmistress."
Source: tatoeba (12071112)
Venus then spreads a gentle sleep over Iulo's body and, cradling him in her divine bosom, carries him to the lush woods of Idalia, where she weaves him a bed of tender flowers of fragrant marjoram in the shade.
Source: tatoeba (13595665)
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